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10th Meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism
The 10th meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 22 October 2026. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, Additional Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs and Mr. Pirimkulov Gulomjon Shodmonkulovich, Head of the Department for Cooperation with South Asian, Near, Middle Eastern and African Countries under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Source: 10th Meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
India and Uzbekistan sign 11 MoUs and agreements during Prime Minister's State Visit
The 11 documents cover a Cultural Exchange Programme for 2026-30, restoration of Buddhist sites at Fayaz Tepa and Kara Tepa, archives, Ayurveda, geology and mineral resources, tourism, diplomatic training, an economic and financial dialogue, environment, higher education, and a Gujarat and Samarkand partnership. Announcements include 100 Lal Bahadur Shastri Scholarships for Hindi and a UPI payments agreement.
Source: List of Outcomes: Prime Minister’s State Visit to Uzbekistan (August 29 - 30, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Prime Minister Modi makes State Visit to Uzbekistan; ties elevated to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held official talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent. They elevated the Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, set a bilateral trade target of USD 5 billion by 2030, and agreed to set up a Foreign Ministers led mechanism and raise the Inter-Governmental Commission to ministerial level. Modi announced a USD 1 million grant for the Aral Sea region.
Source: Prime Minister holds official talks on his State Visit to Uzbekistan, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
India and Uzbekistan issue joint statement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
The joint statement on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State Visit from 29 to 30 August 2026 records agreement to establish a Foreign Ministers led mechanism and a Joint Working Group on non tariff issues and investment barriers, and to explore next steps on a Preferential Trade Agreement. Uzbekistan reaffirmed support for India's permanent membership of the UN Security Council.
Source: JOINT STATEMENT during the State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Uzbekistan, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
President Mirziyoyev confers Uzbekistan's highest honour for foreign leaders on Prime Minister Modi
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev conferred the "Oliy Darajali Do'stlik" Order (Order of Highest Friendship), Uzbekistan's highest honour for foreign leaders, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tashkent for his contribution to friendship between the two countries. Modi dedicated the honour to the 1.4 billion people of India.
Source: Prime Minister Conferred with “Oliy Darajali Do’stlik” Order, Uzbekistan’s highest honour for foreign leaders, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
EAM Jaishankar meets Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in New Delhi
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar welcomed Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov to India. In his opening remarks he said bilateral trade was close to a billion dollars and should rise, noted that India had set up a Parliamentary Friendship Group for India-Uzbekistan contacts, and conveyed support for Uzbekistan's Chairship of the Non Alignment Movement for 2027-2029.
Source: EAM’s Opening Remarks during meeting with Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov (August 03, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
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