17th India-Uzbekistan Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi

The 17th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Uzbekistan is held in New Delhi. The consultations are currently relevant for bilateral cooperation, Central Asian connectivity, and regional security discussions.

India–Uzbekistan Relations and Geography:

Dimension	Key Details
FOC Venue	The 17th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Uzbekistan is held in New Delhi.
Comprehensive Review	Both countries review bilateral relations across political, trade-economic, investment, and cultural-humanitarian spheres.
Sectoral Focus	Cooperation focuses on information technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, energy, and agriculture.
Regional Security	Discussions cover inter-regional ties and stability in Central Asia, especially the situation in Afghanistan.
BRICS Linkage	The visit coincides with the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting hosted by India in May 2026.
Geopolitical Status	Uzbekistan is one of the two doubly landlocked countries in the world, along with Liechtenstein.
Strategic Partnership	India and Uzbekistan elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership in 2011.
Borders	Uzbekistan shares borders with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan.
Drainage	Uzbekistan is situated between the Amu Darya in the southwest and the Syr Darya in the northeast.
Aral Sea	The Aral Sea on the border with Kazakhstan has shrunk by nearly 90% due to water diversion for cotton irrigation.
Silk Road Cities	Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva form the Golden Triangle of the Silk Road and are UNESCO World Heritage sites.