India And The World

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<b>ABIZAID PROMISES NO REPEAT OF GREAT GAME IN CENTRAL ASIA </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Abizaid himself has gained a more rounded understanding of the current perception of the U.S. military deployment in Central Asia, while making further inroads with the hierarchy of the Kazakh Ministry of Defense. Avoiding any appearance of pursuing exclusively American security interests in the context of his remarks about the Great Game will placate only those already disposed towards closer transatlantic integration. Skeptics will note the refusal to rule out the future emergence of an American military presence in Kazakhstan. However, Abizaid now directly knows the problems that arise from the geopolitical reality of dealing with a state sandwiched between Russia and China.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->