Toe-hold in Kazakhstan

Even if the Hainan summit achieved materially little, apart from the usual homilies on cooperation among BRICS countries, the visit of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to Kazakhstan on the way back definitely did cement a more meaningful relationship with that central Asian country. Seven agreements in various fields of economic cooperation, from oil and gas to nuclear energy and allied fields, not to mention agriculture-related activities, are indeed a commendable record.

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