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Economic growth in Asian and emerging opportunities for inter-regional trade are creating a demand for viable transport connectivity, land-linking arrangements, and important transit services. However, due to geographical and geopolitical attributes, India and Central Asian countries have been confronted with a range of constraints which have hitherto inhibited a full realization of two-way trade and commerce. The problems of distance have been compounded by the instability factor in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This paper looks at these challenges and proposes an action plan to improve the transport linkages.