CONTENTS: Foreword, Contributors: Tables, Figures, Maps and Picture, Concept of the Himalaya-Hind Mahasagar Rashtra Samuh (HHRS)-Hon’ble Dr Indresh Kumar, 1. Introduction-Mazhar Asif , Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi & Golok Bihari Rai, 2. Bharat’s Constructive Rise and China’s Expanding Presence: Recasting the Great Game in Central Asia-Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi & Sudhanshu Trivedi, 3. Central Asia-India: Problems and Prospects for the Development of “Soft Power” and Creative Diplomacy-Nazgul Abalova & Aliya Abdykerimova, 4. Central Asian Zoomorphic /Animal Style and Hinduism: A Synthesis of Cross-Cultural Links in Tillya-Tepe Laura Yerekesheva, 5. Integration Processes in Central Asia: Implications for India-Seyit Ali Avcu & Ehteshamul Haque, 6. Rational Choice Model: Regional Connectivity Case-Mavluda Nurmetova MA & Ulugbek Khasanov, 7. Iran-India Relations and its Implications for Central Asia-Yousof Qorashi, 8. The Revival of the Past: Turkey’s Vision of Neo-Ottomanism and Its Influence on Central Asia-H.A. Nazmi, 9. Historical, Cultural, and Economic Relations of Tajikistan and India-Ghafuri Zoir Sadullo, 10. Indology in Tajikistan: Reflection of Relations between States-Muzaffar Olimov, 11. Indo-Tajik Cultural Relations: Past, Present, and Future Prospects-Zulfikar Ali, 12. The Strategies of Developing the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) Regional Society-Mandana Tishehyar, 13. India-Central Asia: A Tapestry of Historical, Cultural, and Economic Bonds Ishrat Naaz, Conclusion Mazhar Asif & Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Index.