New Delhi, June 5 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in the presence of leaders of Central Asian countries, touched upon various business opportunities and complementarities between these respective economies on Thursday.

Jaishankar suggested a few areas where India and Central Asian countries should collaborate to improve their economies.

Jaishankar noted that India's trade and economic ties with Central Asia have actually shown a very strong positive trend over the last decade.

However, he has also said that the trade figures do not reflect the full potential. Given the ongoing uncertainties in the global economy, he said there is a need to address trade relations.

"The presence of Indian and Central Asian business participa...