India and Uzbekistan elevate ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during PM's state visit
On 30 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev elevated India–Uzbekistan relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a bilateral trade target of USD 5 billion by 2030.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent on 30 August 2026 during his State Visit to Uzbekistan. The two leaders elevated the Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, set a bilateral trade target of USD 5 billion by 2030, agreed on a Foreign Ministers-led mechanism and raised the Inter-Governmental Commission to ministerial level. Eleven documents were signed, including a Letter of Intent for conserving the ancient Buddhist sites of Fayaz Tepa and Kara Tepa in Termez and a partnership between Gujarat and the Samarkand region. India announced USD 1 million for afforestation in the Aral Sea region, 100 Lal Bahadur Shastri Scholarships for Hindi, and an ICCR Sanskrit Chair at Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies. Narendra Modi also paid tribute at the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent, in the 60th anniversary year of Lal Bahadur Shastri's death there.
Key facts
- Visit
- PM's State Visit to Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 30 Aug 2026
- Upgrade
- Strategic → Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
- Trade target
- USD 5 billion by 2030
- Heritage
- LoI on Buddhist sites Fayaz Tepa & Kara Tepa, Termez
- Announcements
- USD 1 mn Aral Sea afforestation; 100 Shastri Hindi scholarships; ICCR Sanskrit Chair
- State link
- Gujarat – Samarkand region partnership
Practice MCQs 4 questions
To what level did India and Uzbekistan elevate their relationship during PM Modi's State Visit in August 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
The leaders elevated the bilateral Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
What bilateral trade target did India and Uzbekistan set in August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — USD 5 billion by 2030
The leaders agreed to a bilateral trade target of USD 5 billion by 2030 and called for a Business Summit.
Consider the following outcomes of PM Modi's State Visit to Uzbekistan (August 2026): 1. A Letter of Intent was signed for conserving the ancient Buddhist sites of Fayaz Tepa and Kara Tepa in Termez. 2. Gujarat and the Samarkand region signed a cooperation agreement to establish partnership relations. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are in the official list of outcomes.
During his 2026 visit to Uzbekistan, PM Modi announced scholarships for Uzbek students to learn Hindi, named after which former Prime Minister?
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Correct answer: A — Lal Bahadur Shastri
PM Modi announced 100 Lal Bahadur Shastri Scholarships for Hindi, marking the 60th anniversary of Shastri's death in Tashkent.