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Challenges of visa obtainment

Posted by Vadim | in Oddities, Foreign Policy, Domestic Affairs | on August 24th, 2006
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The British visa application rules for the citizens of Tajikistan have been changed. The information agency REGNUM reports that from 22nd of August the Tajik citizens who live inside the country will apply for British visas in Almaty and Moscow. Previously Tajik applicants had to go to Tashkent (Uzbekistan) which was more problematic because […]

Tajikistan after the Collapse

Posted by Vadim | in Domestic Affairs, Development | on August 22nd, 2006
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The following is the continuation of cross-blogging initiative on 15th anniversary of Moscow coup. Here is the translation of some excerpts from my and Rahmons posts on the Russian-language blog.
The collapse of Soviet Union had a great influence on further developments in post-Soviet countries and the rest of the world. The consequences of […]

Tajikistan 15 Years On: Development Since 1991

Posted by Tajik Boy | in Economy, Domestic Affairs, Development | on August 19th, 2006
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What follows is one part of a cross-blog initiative that commemorates the 1991 Moscow coup and evaluates the years in between.
Early Years of Independence
The fall of Soviet Union lead to two major changes in Tajikistan. Following the 1991 coup in Russia, Tajikistan declared independence September of 1991 and plunged into a civil war.
Early years […]

Indian military base in Tajikistan? (round-up)

Posted by Vadim | in Blogosphere | on August 15th, 2006
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India is seriously thinking about the estalishment of military base in Tajikistan. Philip Sen is arguing that the significance of this region for India’s security is immense. It is close to areas where scores of camps for jihadist and anti-India terrorist groups are based, and it is in the proximity of territory where Pakistan […]

Death of a Peacemaker

Posted by James | in Religion, Domestic Affairs | on August 11th, 2006
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Said Abdullo Nuri died from an illness that was most likely cancer, as Younghusband over at ComingAnarchy and Ataman Rakin report. Younghusband asked for the Tajikistan bloggers over here at neweurasia to weigh in on the significance of this development. I will do what I can, but I am more interested to […]

Upset investors

Posted by Vadim | in Economy | on August 7th, 2006
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Usually, governments create favorable conditions for the investments. In Tajikistan is happening the reverse, the investors are already in the country and ready to start working but some high officials are slowing down the process on purpose. The Russian investors are upset with the actions of their Tajik colleagues. Regnum is citing the newspaper […]

Tajik airlines: complaints of passengers

Posted by Vadim | in Human Rights, Oddities | on August 5th, 2006
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Translation of the inscription
We fly to far and near abroad.
Our motto: flight safety and service on the high level
Our goal: promotion of integration of our country with the rest of the world.
Tajik airlines, which is owned by the state, inherited the planes after the collapse of […]