67gfpr10.31703/gfprGlobal Foreign Policies Reviewgfpr2788-502X2788-5038Humanity PublicationsPakistan39395210.31703/gfpr.2022(V-III).03044211.0articleCentral Asian States: Thirty Years of IndependenceKayaniSaima A KayaniConceptualizationWriting – original draftKanwalMariaWriting – review & editingChairperson, Department of International Relations, Fatima Jinnah Women University, RawalpindiPunjabPakistanResearch Assistant, Fatima Jinnah Women University, RawalpindiPunjabPakistanCorresponding Author: Saima A Kayani, Chairperson, Department of International Relations, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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It has been three decades when five states of Central Asian region acquired their independence from former Soviet Union. Since 1991 Central Asian states are engaged in state and nation building process. These states in-order to be the part of world community are working on their national identities, democratic system and relations with other states. This article tries to examine the progress of central Asian states in the domain of building of national identity, democracy and foreign policy. It has been argued that all Central Asian states are making progress in national identity and foreign policy domain; however, democracy has yet to be developed in the region.
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It has been three decades when five states of Central Asian region acquired their independence from former Soviet Union. Since 1991 Central Asian states are engaged in state and nation building process. These states in-order to be the part of world community are working on their national identities, democratic system and relations with other states. This article tries to examine the progress of central Asian states in the domain of building of national identity, democracy and foreign policy. It has been argued that all Central Asian states are making progress in national identity and foreign policy domain; however, democracy has yet to be developed in the region.
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