Great Game in Central Asia: Humanity at Venture

Dr. Ali Muhammad Bhat ()

Journal of Developing Country Studies, 2023, vol. 7, issue 1, 14 - 27

Abstract: Purpose: Great game, a political attitude adopted by great powers to achieve geo-strategic and geo-economic benefits in the Central Asian and the Caspian region. The main thrush hold of current strategic and economic relations in the region are Afghan crisis. Throughout the nineteenth century, Great Britain was obsessed by the fear that one of the other European powers would take advantage of the political decay of Central Asia. From 18th century till date great powers are vulnerable to bump with each other to have hold on the central Asia. A new force after disintegration of USSR is trying and mending its shoulders to have control over central Asia. This economic hub is politically very important where almost all great powers from British to Russia, US and China have interest prone to collision. In such circumstances other regional states like Saudi Arabi, Iran and Turkey, nuclear states like Indian and Pakistan have sway in the region in order to have major control over the gigantic economic resources which can flow through their countries. This study will try to explore the overall complexity of contemporary strategic and economic relations in Central Asia, but also to identify the main characteristics of these relations, and the most important players and their strategies. Methodology: The study used desttop literature review. It involves review of existing literature Findings: The multifarious relations between the great and regional powers having interests in Central Asia work against tide of development instead revived great game. The war against terrorism by US and allies is observe by regional contenders as interference in the region and engaging for cold war. This resulted also to provide another major reason discontinuitiesin Central Asia's future development. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study recommend that Russia, China, and the United States along with regional contenders have to build strong and trustworthy cooperation in the region.

Keywords: Great Game; New Great Game; Originator; Influence of Great Powers; Regional Players (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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