Editing Foreign relations of India (section)

===Central===
{{Further|Connect Central Asia}}

;Kazakhstan
{{Main|India–Kazakhstan relations}}
India is working towards developing strong relations with this resource-rich Central Asian country. The Indian oil company, [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]] has got oil exploration and petroleum development grants in Kazakhstan. The two countries are collaborating in [[petrochemical]]s, information technology, and space technology. Kazakhstan has offered India five blocks for oil and gas exploration. India and Kazakhstan, are to set up joint projects in construction, minerals and metallurgy. India also signed four other pacts, including an extradition treaty, in the presence of President [[Pratibha Patil|Prathibha Patil]] and her Kazakh counterpart [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]. Kazakhstan will provide [[Uranium]] and related products under the MoU between Nuclear Power Corp. of India and Kazatomprom. These MoU also open possibilities of joint exploration of uranium in Kazakhstan, which has the world's second-largest reserves, and India building atomic power plants in the Central Asian country.
;Kyrgyzstan
[[File:Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev presents a copy of the heroic epic of Kyrgyz people, ‘Manas-Semetei-Seitek’ to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|[[President of Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz President]] [[Almazbek Atambayev]] presents a copy of ''Manas-Semetei-Seitek'' to [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] [[Shri Narendra Modi]] at [[Hyderabad House]], in [[New Delhi]] on December 20, 2016.]]
{{Main|India–Kyrgyzstan relations}}

;Tajikistan
{{Main|India–Tajikistan relations}}
Diplomatic relations were established between India and Tajikistan following Tajikistan's independence from the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, which had been friendly with India. Tajikistan occupies a strategically important position in Central Asia, bordering Afghanistan, the People's Republic of China and separated by a small strip of Afghan territory from Pakistan. India's role in fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and its strategic rivalry with both China and Pakistan have made its ties with Tajikistan important to its strategic and security policies. Despite their common efforts, bilateral trade has been comparatively low, valued at US$12.09 million in 2005; India's exports to Tajikistan were valued at US$6.2 million and its imports at US$5.89 million. India's military presence and activities have been significant, beginning with India's extensive support of the anti-Taliban [[Northern Alliance|Afghan Northern Alliance]] (ANA). India began renovating the [[Farkhor Air Base]] and stationed aircraft of the Indian Air Force there. The [[Farkhor Air Base]] became fully operational in 2006, and 12 MiG-29 bombers and trainer aircraft are planned to be stationed there.
;Turkmenistan
[[File:Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Turkmenistan.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Turkmenistan]]{{Main|India–Turkmenistan relations}}
;Uzbekistan
{{main|India–Uzbekistan relations}}
India has an embassy in Tashkent. Uzbekistan has an embassy in New Delhi. Uzbekistan has had a great impact on Indian culture mostly due to the [[Mughal Empire]] which was founded by [[Babur]] of [[Ferghana]] (in present-day Uzbekistan) who created his empire southward first in Afghanistan and then in India.