A book on cooperation with Turkmenistan published in India

Indian publishing house "Pentagon Press LLP" has published a collection "Cooperation between India and Turkmenistan in Culture and Economy: History and Prospects" in English with the participation of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Arzuw.news reports with reference to Turkmenistan: Golden Age.

The book was prepared within the framework of IMO's cooperation with the India-Central Asia Foundation's India Center for International Studies (MERI). Among the Turkmenistani authors were Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hero of Turkmenistan Chinar Rustemova, Ambassadors Amangeldy Rakhmanov, Sapar Berdiniyazov, Nurberdy Amanmuradov and other honored diplomats.

The central idea of the collection is that Turkmen-Indian relations have a centuries-long history dating back to the Great Silk Road era. The publication emphasizes the personal contribution of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the development of strategic relations between the countries.

The authors highlight prospects for expanding bilateral cooperation in digital technologies, artificial intelligence, education, health care, tourism, sports and cyber security. Professor Ovezdurdy Berdyevich Muhammetberdiev, Doctor of Sociology from the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, acted as one of the editors of the collection.

It is planned to publish the book in Turkmen language for local audience. The project is seen as a first step towards further academic cooperation, including joint conferences and exchange programs.