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Before the Uranium Deal, a Buddhist Ruin: What Fayaz Tepa Tells Us About India's Uzbekistan Push

The visit marks the 15th anniversary of the India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership and its elevation to Comprehensive status, combining hard strategic commitments on energy and defence with a civilisational gesture - restoring 1st-3rd century CE Buddhist monastic ruins that mark the historical spread of Buddhism from India into Central Asia along the Silk Road.