Whether America, China and Russia impact Interaction of Central and South Asian States

What is it about?

Through a brief sum-up of specific situations and examples, the paper shows that for each of three powers (US, China and Russia) the representatives of India and Pakistan have virtually a full range of positive, neutral and negative theoretical calculations and practical experience that determine their final assessment of actual significance of such an ‘external factor’ in relations between their countries and Central Asian republics. It is also argued that despite true-to-life presence of a number of features of the ‘New Great Game’ in Central Asian region, this phenomenon nevertheless did not receive its full materialization principally because of increasingly consolidated actual status of Central Asian states as subjects rather than objects of international relations.

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Why is it important?

This paper debunks the myth of the 'New Great Game' over Central Asia and shows that among the independent players in the world geopolitical and geoeconomic arena there are not only South (which has always been recognized by many), but also Central (which many still do not believe in) Asian states.

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