Space & Earth Observation: Uzbekistan’s Uzbekcosmos and China’s STAR.VISION Aerospace are advancing the Samarqand-2028 satellite, with Uzbek engineers building an onboard AI module to process hyperspectral data for agriculture and environmental monitoring, including potential national mapping for cotton and wheat. Uzbekistan–India Tech & Trade: Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met India’s Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi, pushing deeper parliamentary cooperation alongside trade, investment and emerging sectors. Business Forum Push: At the Uzbekistan–India Business Forum, both sides targeted raising bilateral trade to $2B, with focus on mining/rare earths, pharma, healthcare, textiles and IT. Infrastructure & Aviation: Incheon Airport Corporation won the Tashkent New Airport development and operations project via a PPP BTO model, with Korean consortium stakes and a 35-year operating term starting after construction. Science Education Wins: Qatar secured bronze at the IChO 2026 hosted in Tashkent, while Turkmen students won 6 gold and 3 silver at the IMC-2026 in Bulgaria. Regional Connectivity Idea: An Indian MP urged reopening the historic Attari–Wagah land route to CIS markets, highlighting trade potential for Uzbekistan–India sectors like cotton, pharma and engineering.