President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has pitched about the need for his country to strengthen its defence capabilities against the external menaces amid the precarious situation in Afghanistan.
“The situation in Afghanistan and the general growth of global tensions has put before us the task of rebooting the military-industrial sector and the Military Doctrine. Strengthening our defence capability and increasing the responsiveness to threats should also become priorities of national importance. We must prepare for external shocks and worst-case scenarios. Modelling of risks coming from the outside has become highly relevant. It is necessary to conduct stress tests, work out scenarios, on the basis of which the action plans of the state adjusted,” the Kazakh President said during his third address to the nation since he took charge.
Kazakhstan – the biggest state in Central Asia is a close partner of India and Russia and it is worried about the impact of the Afghan situation in Central Asia which he underlined during his speec
