In first, Ajit Doval to host NSAs of Central Asian nations

Subject : International Relations

Context:

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will, for the first time, host a special meeting on Tuesday with his counterparts from Central Asian countries,

More about the meeting:

This will be the first time that NSAs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will be in Delhi for a high-level security meeting, which focus mainly on the security situation in Afghanistan and the threat of terrorism originating from the country under the Taliban.
A joint communique will be issued after the meeting, which is expected to outline some of the mechanisms and framework for cooperation in the security arena.

More about the first India-Central Asia Summit:

India hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format in January,2022.
This first India-Central Asia coincided with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.
During that summit it was agreed on regular meetings of Foreign Ministers, Trade Ministers, Culture Ministers and Secretaries of the Security Council to prepare the groundwork for the Summit meetings.
Moreover, it was decided that India-Central Asia Secretariat in New Delhi would be set up to support the new mechanism