A guide to Tajikistan

The smallest of the five Central Asian countries, Tajikistan is a mountainous nation tucked between China to the east, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and Afghanistan to the south. With snow-peaked ranges punctuating the skies,...

Announcements: Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law Book Launch; CfP Central Asia Yearbook on International Law; CfP State Responsibility in Crisis Workshop; International Law Working Group Research Exchange Forum

1. Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law Book Launch. On 29 October at 5,30pm, in London, the International Law at Westminster (ILaW) centre will host the launch of the book Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law by Dr...

New industrial zone inaugurated in Dushanbe with launch of three factories

16:12, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A new industrial zone has been inaugurated in the northern part of Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district. The Tajik president’s official website reports that the opening ceremony, which took place on October 20, was...

How Data Gaps Deepen Climate Injustice in the Himalayas

By Qian Sun, Sonia Awale This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese development projects abroad....

Environmental Disaster and Hopeful Revival in Central Asia

Zaualkhan Ermakhanov grew up in the village of Ak-basy in western Kazakhstan, on the northern shore of what was once the Aral Sea. He learned to catch fish when he was very young. “The fish fed us, and we had to feed ourselves,” he recalled years...

Tajikistan Secures $3 Billion in Investment at Dushanbe Invest-2025 Forum

ASTANA – Tajikistan signed 26 agreements worth $3.12 billion on the first day of the Dushanbe Invest-2025 International Investment Forum. Photo credit: Asia-Plus According to the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management, the...

Tajik investment forum concludes with agreements worth 4.1 bln USD

DUSHANBE, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A total of 52 cooperation agreements worth 4.1 billion U.S. dollars were signed following the "Dushanbe Invest 2025" International Investment Forum, the Asia-Plus News Agency reported Thursday, citing Tajikistan's...

Central Asian glaciers resisted climate change. That may be ending.

The peaks of Pik Kurumdy (6614m) at the border triangle of Kyrgyzstan, China and Tadjikistan. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Rights Managed Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

Dushanbe Invest–2025: Tajikistan launches sovereign “green” bonds market

Tajikistan will issue its first sovereign green bonds, a landmark step toward financing sustainable infrastructure and climate resilience in the country, officials announced at the panel session “Climate Finance and Carbon Markets” during the...

Tajikistan needs US$1.4 billion in investments to improve nutrition, says World Bank

09:36, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan will require approximately 15.2 billion somonis (US$1.4 billion) in investments to meet its national nutrition goals by 2030, according to the World Bank. Experts estimate that every somonis invested could...

Tajikistan signs $3.12 billion in deals at Dushanbe Invest 2025 forum

On the opening day of the Dushanbe Invest 2025 International Forum, Tajikistan concluded 26 agreements worth a total of over $3.12 billion. According to Tajikistan's State Committee on Investment and State Property Management, the signed documents...

Tajikistan to become first CIS country to produce lithium, says industry minister

14:03, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan is set to become the first country in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) to produce lithium, a critical metal for the global "green transition," according to Sherali Kabir, the country’s Minister...

Tajikistan signs agreements for construction of solar power plants with a total capacity of 2 GW

14:40, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus During the Dushanbe Invest–2025 International Investment Forum, Tajikistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources signed several key agreements with various companies, aimed at improving the country’s energy...

Tajik Students Win Award in Los Angeles for Music Video Honoring Jalaluddin Rumi

The music video Nai Noumie by Jalaluddin Rumi, directed by Ilyas Daudi, won first place in the “Best Music Video” category at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. The project was selected from among hundreds of international submissions....

Dushanbe hosts International Investment Forum 2025 with focus on green growth and digital future

10:09, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The International Investment Forum, Dushanbe Invest-2025, kicks off today in Tajikistan’s capital, bringing together over a thousand participants from dozens of countries to explore opportunities in green investments,...

Tajikistan donates ice cores to study climate history

New Delhi: Tajikistan became the first country to donate two ice cores to the international scientific community -- one each to the Pamir Research programme and the Ice Memory sanctuary in Antarctica on Monday. This picture shows expedition chief...

Divided by roads: how car-centric planning is undermining Dushanbe

15:45, todayAuthor: Timur Idrisov for Asia-Plus Despite repeated media coverage of Dushanbe’s growing traffic congestion, little has changed. But the issue goes far beyond traffic jams—it reflects a deeper urban planning crisis rooted in...

Iran and Tajikistan strengthen ties for a sustainable future, says Iranian minister

14:04, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Iranian media reports say Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ali Madanizadeh, has underlined the growing momentum in economic and cultural cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan, calling it a foundation...

UPSC Key: Su-30MKI, Cyclone Montha, and Panda diplomacy

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II, III: Government policies and interventions, Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with...

WFP and Tajikistan sign technical assistance agreement to accelerate agricultural digitalization and youth empowerment

DUSHANBE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan have signed a Technical Assistance Agreement to jointly implement key activities under the project titled: “Engaging Youth...