This article covers India's development partnership with Uzbekistan and cooperation in digital technology, training, defence and security. It is based on the MEA brief of April 2026, and project costs and plans are given as the brief states them.

Development projects

According to the MEA brief of April 2026, India has carried out several projects in Uzbekistan under HICDP, including:

  • setting up an Allergological Center in Tashkent (INR 10,25,95,409)
  • an IT lab at the Academy of Armed Forces of Uzbekistan (INR 8,48,60,376)
  • provision of computers for 125 ICT centres in schools in the Syrdarya region (INR 6,74,77,580)

The brief gives the cost of each project in Indian rupees.

The brief states that the Indian Embassy is also looking to renovate the ANFA International Cricket stadium in Tashkent. It is also looking to continue development partnership projects in Karakalpakstan in healthcare, and Solar Power projects to support agriculture in the Kashkadarya region.

Digital technology

Following a bilateral agreement in 2018 between India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Uzbekistan's Ministry of Digital Technologies, the IT Policy of Uzbekistan was redrafted. With the support of the Software Technology Parks of India, the country's first IT Park was then established in Tashkent in June 2019.

The 3rd meeting of the India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Digital Technologies was held in virtual mode on November 7, 2025. The two sides discussed cooperation in IT and the use of digital technologies in education, AI, cybersecurity and other areas.

A 10-member delegation headed by Mr. Bobur Khodjaev from the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan took part in the India AI Impact Summit in February 2026. On the sidelines, the delegation met Secretary (West), MEA, to review bilateral cooperation, and the two sides agreed to promote greater collaboration in trade, investment and emerging technologies, including AI and skill development. The delegation also met Dr. M. M. Tripathi, DG, National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, to explore cooperation in digital skilling and emerging technologies.

Training under ITEC

In 2024-2025, more than 100 candidates from Uzbekistan were selected under ITEC programmes. Information on current ITEC courses is available through official Indian government channels.

Defence cooperation

The brief describes India's cooperation with Uzbekistan in the field of defence as longstanding and wide-ranging, and notes that the Defence Ministers of the two countries have met. A Joint Working Group on defence was established in 2019:

  • the fourth JWG meeting was held in Uzbekistan in April 2024
  • the fifth JWG meeting on Defence cooperation was held in New Delhi on August 11, 2025

India and Uzbekistan regularly take part in the joint military exercise "DUSTLIK". The fifth edition, held in April 2024, was attended by the Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, during his visit to Uzbekistan. The seventh edition was conducted in Uzbekistan in April 2026.

The brief also records interaction between the defence industries of the two countries, including the participation of a delegation from the Defence Industry Agency of Uzbekistan in Aero India 2025.

Counter-terrorism and regional security

The ninth Joint Working Group meeting on Counter Terrorism was held in Tashkent on September 30, 2025.

The 3rd meeting of India-Central Asia NSAs/Secretaries of Security Councils was held on 16 October 2025 in Bishkek and was attended by NSA Shri Ajit Doval. The meeting reviewed regional security challenges, advanced counterterrorism and technology cooperation, and continued the dialogue framework launched in 2022.

Other areas

Among the development projects listed above, the brief names two that relate to health: the Allergological Center in Tashkent and the planned healthcare projects in Karakalpakstan.