The article seeks to provide glimpses into the multidimension relations with special reference to trade relations that existed between India and Central Asia right from ancient times, which reached their climax during Mughal times. The article reveals that these relations continued unprecedented despite complex geophysical forces, namely formidable mountains, undulating deserts, unending plains together with the periodical political convulsions especially the triangular rivalry between the three mighty powers of the region, i.e., the Mughals of India, the Uzbeks of Central Asia and the Safavids of Persia. The study of contemporary sources reveals that each power tried at its best to encourage the trade by providing safety and security to the trading caravans carrying different mercantile. The brisk trade relations received a serious jolt when the two regions became part of colonial empires, i.e., the Britain and Russia. Though indirect political and cultural relations were restored by India with the former Soviet Central Asia, yet disintegration of the USSR and the subsequent emergence of independent Central Asian states, which, in search of new allies for the nation-building process, establishment of market economy and democratic set up, offered a golden opportunity to India, being an immediate neighbour in the region, for restoring and reviving its historical legacy. The historical study carried out in this article intends to provide insights into twenty-first-century Indian policy planers for establishing strong multidimensional relations for regional cooperation and sustainable development, apart from maintaining balance of political power.

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印度-中亚关系的动态：特别参考陆路贸易的历史遗产评估

本文旨在提供多维关系的一瞥，特别是印度和中亚之间自古以来就存在的贸易关系，在莫卧儿时代达到顶峰。文章揭示，尽管存在复杂的地球物理力量，即雄伟的山脉、起伏的沙漠、无尽的平原，以及周期性的政治动荡，尤其是印度莫卧儿王朝、乌兹别克斯坦三大强国之间的三角对抗，但这些关系仍然是前所未有的。中亚和波斯的萨法维王朝。对当代资料的研究表明，每个大国都竭尽全力通过为携带不同商品的贸易商队提供安全保障来鼓励贸易。当这两个地区成为殖民帝国的一部分时，即英国和俄罗斯，活跃的贸易关系受到了严重的冲击。虽然印度与前苏联中亚恢复了间接的政治和文化关系，但苏联解体，随后出现了独立的中亚国家，为国家建设进程寻找新的盟友，建立市场经济民主的建立，为作为该地区近邻的印度提供了一个千载难逢的机会，以恢复和恢复其历史遗产。本文进行的历史研究旨在提供对 21 世纪印度政策制定者的见解，这些政策制定者为区域合作和可持续发展建立了强大的多维关系，