nCa Commentary “It’s an odd world we live in—one where people view the world through a mobile device, a lens that has created a new landscape where official news, news stations, newspapers, and the like, have been replaced by instantaneous information free from vetting, researching, and journalistic standards that were once the foundation of our decision-making processes.” … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan – Highlighting Central Asia on World Stage
Kazakhstan has always followed a balanced policy that highlights the Central Asian region in a positive light on the world stage. An ongoing tenure and a recently concluded event are the case in point. --- President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan met President Trump of USA on 16 January 2018, and Kazakhstan is the current chair of UN Security Council this month. There is direct … [Read more...]
2018 starts with new formats of pressure on Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi 3 January 2018 (nCa) – It is dismal yet knowable: 2018 has started with a mix of usual and fresh pressures on Central Asia. First tweets of 2018 President Trump, between his New Year festivities at Mar-a-Lago and a morning round of golf, took to Twitter: “Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama … [Read more...]
ISIS – Part 1
Editor’s note: Initially, I planned to write a short series to expose the fallacies in the narrative of ISIS (also called ID, Daesh) to throw the light on the nature of the organization that claims to be rooted in Islam but is doing everything imaginable to harm Islam and Muslims. This first part was initially published in our subscription-based publication on 12 June … [Read more...]
НПО как инструмент вмешательства в дела Центральной Азии
Любимое детище политтехнологов стран Запада в расширении влияния на внутриполитическую ситуацию в странах «третьего мира» – различные неправительственные организации. Многочисленные НПО внешне имеют вполне благую цель – помогать развивающимся странам достичь всех благ демократии. Помогают советами и деньгами «на проекты». Вот только проекты эти совсем не отвечают … [Read more...]
NGOs as tool of foreign intervention
The favorite brainchild of political strategists of Western countries for expanding their influence on the internal political situation in the countries of the "third world" are various NGOs (non-governmental organizations). Numerous NGOs outwardly have quite a good goal - to help developing countries achieve all the benefits of democracy. Helpful tips and money "for … [Read more...]
3D visualization of Trump speech . . . sort of
Tariq Saeedi 21 September 2017 (nCa) --- The Donald ‘MAGA’ Trump, the president of the United States addressed the United Nations on 19 September 2017. His speech has all the ingredients The Donald is made of: bullying, hatred, bigotry, myopic nationalism, and lavish charms for his voter base. It is important to create a kind of 3D visualization of some parts of his … [Read more...]
World Champion of democracy pulls off mask – “We are killing terrorists”
“Someday, after an effective military effort, perhaps it will be possible to have a political settlement” – Trump’s fuzzy thoughts on Afghanistan’s future Resident of Central Asia 23 August 2017 (nCa)—The latest statement of president Trump on future policy and military guideline in Afghanistan and broader South Asia hardly can be called the “strategy.” Strategy is a high … [Read more...]
Central Asia – Shared Waters, Shared Destiny
nCa Commentary Karachi, 24 April 2017 –Recently Almaty hosted a meeting of the ecologists of five Central Asian countries. They discussed environmental problems that, as it turned out, were peculiar not only to Central Asia, but also to the most seemingly prosperous European powers. According to WHO, deteriorating environment in Europe and Central Asia leads to the death … [Read more...]
Unraveling of TPP augers well for Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 25 January 2017 (nCa) --- Trump has kept his promise --- TPP is adrift. The TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership), more than eight years in the making, was undone by just one signature this week. It was designed to be a trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States of … [Read more...]
Trump is here already – Selective demonization, selective approbation
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 23 January 2017 (nCa) --- One man leaves the White House with the highest approval rating in four decades, the other enters with the approval rating that is among the lowest of all times. Welcome to the world of selective demonization, selective approbation. Welcome to the world according to Trump. The inauguration speech of President Trump was 6920 … [Read more...]
Trump for Central Asia – Part Three
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 6 December 2016 (nCa) --- What has been said already must be rephrased for emphasis – Trump ran his entire campaign while remaining outside the box and there is every indication that he will remain out of the box during his time in office. Even if he shifts into the box, he will definitely redesign the box. He spoke for the ‘forgotten’ people and he … [Read more...]
Trump for Central Asia – Part Two
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 30 November 2016 (nCa) --- We are not sure whether his racism is real or perceived because according to the people who know him since long before the elections, Trump has not insulted anyone on the basis of their race alone. Simultaneously, the team he has picked so far suggests that blatant antagonism toward Islam may be one of the defining factors … [Read more...]
Trump for Central Asia – Part One
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 21 November 2016 (nCa) --- As Donald Trump moves to the White House in January 2016, what is in store for Central Asia? It is a short question with a large number of very complicated answers. In search of any credible answers, we need to understand as to what does Trump mean when he says that he wants to ‘Make America Great Again.’ We should … [Read more...]
Integration of Central Asia – way to solve regional water and energy problems
nCa Commentary The division of water resources is a key problem in Central Asia and some steps have been taken to resolve this issue. For instance, there are bilateral agreements between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan but the issue cannot be dealt with adequately unless all the five countries of Central Asia – Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan – … [Read more...]
Central Asia needs economic integration
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 8 September 2016 (nCa) --- Against the background of disasters occurring in the world economy, all countries develop and implement anti-crisis programs. The purpose of which is not just salvation in a crisis, but preparing for the future economic growth. Most of the countries are trying to combine their own development with the processes of … [Read more...]
Brexit bombshell and Central Asia
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 25 June 2016 (nCa) --- The ‘Leave’ vote in the hotly contested Brexit referendum is a big surprise for all, especially those who were campaigning for it. It will take a while, perhaps two months, to fully comprehend the scope of this decision and how it will impact Central Asia. In the parlance of Game Theory, it looks like a negative-sum model, … [Read more...]
Ошеломительное известие о выходе Великобритании из ЕС и Центральная Азия
Комментарий nCa Ашхабад, 25 июня 2016 (nCa) --- Голос в пользу выхода в ходе горячего референдума по вопросу о выходе Великобритании из состава ЕС (Brexit) стал большим сюрпризом, особенно для тех кто организовал всю эту кампанию. Пройдет некоторое время, возможно, два месяца, прежде чем будут осознаны масштабы этого решения и то, как оно повлияет на Центральную Азию. На … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan-Pakistan relations: The larger context – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 19 March 2016 (nCa) --- The strengthening of Turkmenistan-Pakistan partnership will inevitably encompass and benefit the entire region. This would be the direct result of the overwhelming sets of commonalities that bind the nine countries of the region together: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan … [Read more...]
Туркмено-Пакистанские отношения: В более широком контексте – Часть 2
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 19 марта 2016 (nCa) --- Укрепление Туркмено-Пакистанского партнерства неизбежно охватит весь регион и принесет пользу всему региону. Это стало бы прямым результатом подавляющего большинства общностей, связывающих девять стран региона воедино: Казахстан, Туркменистан, Узбекистан, Кыргызстан, Таджикистан, Иран, Афганистан, Пакистан и Китай. Пакистан … [Read more...]
Paris Carnage: It is closer to Central Asia than geography suggests
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 16 November 2015 (nCa) --- The Paris Carnage of 13 November 2015 is a chilling warning for Central Asia. Let’s look at some of the facts that have been found so far by the investigators: One of the attackers in the Paris Carnage has been identified as the French citizen Ismael Omar Mostefai. He was born on 21 November 1985 in Courcouronnes, … [Read more...]
Кровавая расправа в Париже: Все намного ближе к Центральной Азии, чем просто география
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 16 ноября 2015 (nCa) --- Парижские кровавые события 13 ноября 2015 года служат страшным предупреждением для Центральной Азии. Рассмотрим несколько фактов, обнаруженных по ходу следствия: Один из террористов идентифицирован как гражданин Франции Исмаил Омар Мостефаи. Родился 21 ноября 1985 года в Куркуронне, Эссон и жил в Шартре, юго-западном … [Read more...]
Kerry Go Round
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 4 November 2015 (nCa) --- It was a few days of Kerry Go Round, with Ignorance Made in USA stamped all over it. The lack of focus and substance left the region scratching its head in wonderment. The visit of John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, to Central Asia was built around the exotically named C5+1 format. The meeting of Kerry with the regional … [Read more...]
Керри объезжает регион
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 4 ноября 2015 (nCa) --- Это были несколько дней турне Керри, на которых стоит штамп «Невежество. Сделано в США». Недостаток внимания и реального содержания визита оставили регион в состоянии почесывания головы в изумление. Визит госсекретаря США Джона Керри в Центральную Азию был построен на формуле под экзотическим названием «формат C5+1». Встреча … [Read more...]
Japan is not competing with anyone in Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 26 October 2015 (nCa) --- As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan tours the region, some op-ed writers and analysts are gleefully reporting that Japan has arrived in Central Asia to counter the growing Chinese influence. These are the same people who serve as doomsday prophets in every given scenario, as if the world cannot function without a zero-sum … [Read more...]
Япония в Центральной Азии ни с кем не конкурирует
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 26 октября 2015 (nCa) --- Региональный визит Премьер-министра Японии Синдзо Абэ некоторые аналитики радостно рассматривают в качестве противовеса китайскому растущему влиянию в Центральной Азии. Эти же люди видят в любом представленном сценарии теории о конце света, будто мир не будет функционировать без борьбы с нулевым счетом. Разочарующим … [Read more...]
Astana voices concerns about Turkmen-Afghan border – Ashgabat refutes
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 16 October 2015 (nCa) --- President Nazarbaev of Kazakhstan, at the end of his summit talks with President Putin Thursday in Astana, raised concerns about the security situation at the border of Turkmenistan with Afghanistan. Turkmenistan wasted no time in refuting the statement and issued a press release, clarifying the position. Here … [Read more...]
Exclusive interview with General Mirza Aslam Beg
Ashgabat, 13 October 2015 (nCa) --- Here is an exclusive interview with General Mirza Aslam Beg (Retired), who was the chief of the army staff of Pakistan from 1988 to 1991. He is recognized worldwide as an authority on Afghanistan. nCa: Do the Taliban have any ambitions beyond the borders of Afghanistan? General Beg: Afghans have been subjected to foreign aggression, … [Read more...]
Эксклюзивное интервью с генералом Мирза Аслам Бегом
Ашхабад, 13 октября 2015 (nCa) --- Ниже опубликовано интервью с отставным Генералом Мирза Аслам Бегом, который в период с 1988 по 1991 годы занимал пост начальника штаба вооруженных сил Пакистана. Он является признанным в мире специалистом по афганской тематике. nCa: Имеют ли талибы какие-либо амбиции, распространяющиеся за пределы Афганистана? Генерал Бег: Афганцы … [Read more...]
The Consequences of Kunduz Battle (Urdu Version)
قندوز کی جنگ کے مضمرات جنرل مرزا اسلم بیگ سابق چیف آف آرمی سٹاف’ پاکستان دو متحارب قوتوں’یعنی امریکہ اور طالبان کے درمیان قندوز کی لڑائی فیصلہ کن مقام پر آچکی ہے۔افغانستان میں اپنے اہداف کے حصول میں ناکام ہوکرامریکہ پسپا ہوچکا ہے اور اپنےپیچھے 12000 فوجی چھوڑ گیا ہے جو پانچ فضائی اڈوں سے کاروائیاں کر کے کابل کے حکمرانوں کی مدد کر رہے ہیں جن کی حکومت افغانستان کے شہری … [Read more...]
Последствия Кундузского Боя
Генерал Мирза Аслам Бег, бывший начальник Штаба Армии Пакистана Кундуз является поворотным пунктом в конфликте между двумя противоборствующими силами - американцами и талибами. Американцы, которым не удалось достичь целей развязанной войны, отступают, оставляя остатки сил численностью в 12 тысяч военнослужащих. Этот контингент войск действует на пяти авиабазах и поддерживает … [Read more...]
Putin’s Surprise – Caspian to Syria
nCa Report Ashgabat, 8 October 2015 (nCa) --- On 10 September 2014, while chairing a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission, President Putin of Russia hinted at “unpleasant surprises for our Western partners.” He added that “the main thing is to avoid hysterics afterwards.” The milieu of these remarks was rather broad. --- President Obama said during the 69th session … [Read more...]
Сюрприз от Путина – Из Каспия в Сирию
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 8 октября 2015 (nCa) --- 10 сентября 2014 года в ходе заседания Военно-промышленной комиссии Президент России Путин намекнул на «неприятный сюрприз для наших западных партнеров». Он добавил, что «главное впоследствии избежать истерики». Среда для этих замечаний довольна широкая. --- Президент Обама заявил в ходе 69-й сессии Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН в … [Read more...]
Islam: The Rot Within – Part 2 – Kyrgyzstan and Tablighi Jamaat
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 1 October 2015 (nCa) --- As if Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was talking about Kyrgyzstan --- The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The desire of Kyrgyzstan to cultivate democracy led to revolutions full of incredible violence and senseless bloodshed, resulting in fractured society, and smashed economy. As if that were not enough for the … [Read more...]
Islam: The Rot Within – Part 1 – Introduction
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 23 September 2015 (nCa) --- The simple and simplistic verdict: Islam is suffering from internal infection. --- There is Rot Within. The Muslim scholars have been either in a state of denial or looking at the wrong symptoms for diagnosis. The larger and most prolific group blames everything on external elements including colonization of the Muslim … [Read more...]
Ислам: Упадок Изнутри – Часть Вторая – Кыргызстан и Таблиги Джамаат
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 1 октября 2015 (nCa) --- Будто Сен-Бернар из Клерво говорил о Кыргызстане, когда сказал следующее --- Благими намерениями вымощена дорога в ад. Желание Кыргызстана развивать демократию привело к революциям, наполненным невероятным насилием и бессмысленным кровопролитием, в результате чего произошел перелом общества и спад экономики. И будто этого … [Read more...]
Ислам: Упадок Изнутри – Часть Первая – Введение
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 23 сентября 2015 (nCa) --- Вердикт очень прост: Ислам страдает от внутренней инфекции. --- Упадок наблюдается изнутри. Мусульманские ученые находятся либо в состоянии отрицания либо рассматривают иные симптомы для диагностики заболевания. Крупная группа вину во всех событиях сваливает на внешние элементы, то есть это касается колонизации мусульманских … [Read more...]
Aylan shakes the world and sends powerful message to Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi Warning: This article carries graphic images some may find distressing Ashgabat, 7 September 2015 (nCa) --- Bawling our eyes out and shaming Europe into accepting more migrants may seem like the right way to show our misplaced remorse and belated love for Aylan. As if our tears and hysterics would somehow undo or at least atone for what was started by our own … [Read more...]
Айлан потряс мир и послал мощный сигнал для Центральной Азии
Warning: This article carries graphic images some may find distressing Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 7 сентября 2015 г. (nCa) ---Если накричать на Европу и заставить ее принять большее число мигрантов, нам может показаться, что мы правильном пути, чтобы проявить наше неуместное раскаяние и запоздалую любовь к Айлану. --- Но так ли это на самом деле? Как будто наши слезы и истерики … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part Eight
Tariq Saeedi Does anyone remember the case of the WMD (weapons of mass destruction) in Iraq? The argument was built systematically to smash Iraq, a major oil power and one of the most progressive countries in the Arab world. Saddam Hussein, possibly unwittingly, uttered a mammoth truth: This is the mother of all battles. --- As everyone agrees now, Iraq has turned out to … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part Seven
Tariq Saeedi Before throwing the lasso around the horns of the devil in the basement, let’s run another check on the ISIS scare in Central Asia. The only media speaking with any pretension of authority is RFERL, seconded zealously by a growing assortment of officials and ‘analysts’ around the region and Russia. According to them, the maximum number of ISIS fighters … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part Six
Tariq Saeedi To callously steal from Shakespeare: What’s in a name? that which we call ISIS By another name would be as evil. In this fantasy-reality world, sometimes the same phenomenon appears under different names and sometimes different events go under the same name. Before looking at Jundullah trend over the years, let’s glance fleetingly at Al-Qaeda. There … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part Five
Tariq Saeedi Before wading into the question whether some external players are likely to conjure up ISIS-like apparition in Central Asia, we must bring up a few related facts to avoid the whole thing being dismissed as a conspiracy theory: One: We can deduce from the latest developments in Syria that ISIS was an experiment gone horribly wrong. Without stating the obvious … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part Four
Tariq Saeedi As a matter of fact, the group that we have named ‘proximity to power’ i.e. the people who exercise power merely because of being inside the circle of one in power are almost as dangerous to the sitting government as its worst opponents. They have a sense of entitlement that is based solely on their relationship with the ‘power.’ That gives them a sense of … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part Three
Tariq Saeedi The base emotion is anger but it comes in a lot of shapes and forms. The corruption and injustice, if it is rampant and unchecked, causes physical, social, material and emotional harm to the people. If the people have no way to obtain justice and avoid corruption, they will experience any of the emotions that are found between light purple and deep crimson, … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part Two
Tariq Saeedi The second set of questions was: 1. Is there any likelihood of ISIS appearing near Central Asia borders or within Central Asia; 2. Under what circumstances can they possibly appear; 3. Who would they be, foreigners or locals, or a mix of both; 4. Who would finance and support them; and 5. What would be their aims after they make their presence public and how would … [Read more...]
ISIS in Central Asia ??? – Part One
Tariq Saeedi There is the need to assess objectively whether Central Asia is under any threat from ISIS? Media reports are appearing with gradually increasing frequency, noise is being generated from certain quarters; there is debatably a systematic drive to create the fear of ISIS in the collective heart of Central Asia. Curiously, every story about ISIS in Central Asia … [Read more...]
Central Asia Goes Solar
Central Asia goes solar. IBCentre totalized the plans and goals of solar energy development in the countries of Central Asia and South Caucasus More than 2, 200 MW of PV plants’ installed capacity will be built in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan together, according to the plans for the development of the energy sector of the, write … [Read more...]
CISOLAR-2015 Announcement
CISOLAR 2015 to be held on April 16-17 in Baku and gather all interested in development of solar energy industry of South Caucasus, Central Asia and Eastern Europe 9 February 2015 On 16-17th of April 2015 Baku (Azerbaijan) will be hosting one of the key events in the field of solar energy - CISOLAR-2015 4th International Conference and Exhibition “The development of the … [Read more...]
Goresh in World Belt Wrestling Champion in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 19 November 2014 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is hosting the 9th World Belt Wresting Championship, 19-24 November 2014. The Turkmen form of wrestling – Goresh – features prominently in the grand event. Wrestlers from some 50 countries including those from the USA, Latin America, Europe, Asia and CIS are participating in the grand event. Turkmenistan, as the host … [Read more...]