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• PM address India Kyrgyzstan Business Forum Bishkek Capital of Kyrgyzstan Eurasian economic union First India-Central Asia Dialogue

Kyrgyzstan:

• SCO Summit 2019 is being held in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.

India and Kyrgyzstan:

• Khanjar Military exercise between India and Kyrgyzstan
• The 5th Indo-Kyrgyzstan joint training exercise ‘Khanjar V’ culminated with a ‘Joint Tactical Validation Exercise’ in Mizoram. Kyrgyzstan in the exercise is represented by the military contingent of the military unit of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic.
• India celebrated 25th anniversary of diplomatic relationship in March 2017.

Reading Maps on Atlas:

• Locate the capital Bishkek.
• Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked nation in Central Asia, Neighbouring countries- Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. Physical Features- Mountainous region of the Tian Shan.