The five states in the Central Asian regions, those of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrghystan and Tajikistan, have emerged as the energy frontier as they are rich in energy resources—in oil and gas and hydropower. The book views the concern of the countries to establish their leverage in energy issues with global and regional players as also the challenges they face such as need for diversification of means to transport oil and gas. It discusses the energy security issues for India and Central Asia. Experts including ambassadors and bureaucrats study India’s energy links with Central Asia and the impact of pipeline politics with the larger global scenario in view. They call for comprehensive engagement between India and Central Asia and the question of factoring Russia into Indo-Central Asia energy diplomacy.