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Regions transported: Russia (Yekaterinburg time), Kazakhstan (western provinces), Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Maldives, French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Kerguelen, Amsterdam and St Paul islands), Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Russia found itself in both a good position and a bad position following the Event. While the gas fields were retained, thus allowing the continued supply of energy to meet consumer and commercial demands and maintain a comfortable standard of living, their only access to the wider world was now either through Kazakhstan's territory or the wilderness. Rather than commit themselves to either one of these options, the Russians instead pursued both, following the Volga and Don Rivers to re-establish a Russian presence on the Caspian and Black Seas. Many Russians also crossed the Kazakh border, a development that was not welcomed by the reformed Kazakh government in Aktobe who wanted to preserve the country's new ethnic near-homogeneity and territorial integrity. Mirroring the Russian settlement in the north, Uzbek settlers were also moving in along the Syr Darya. After many years of frosty relations between the Kazakh, Russian and Uzbek communities, a solution was finally found in which Kazakhstan's borders would be preserved in exchange for autonomy for those areas with non-Kazakh populations.

While tensions had been escalating in central Asia, in the south of the continent, Pakistan had been peacefully expanding it's control along the Ganges and the shores of the Arabian Sea. This process had not been without its hiccups though as the instability that had plagued Pakistan continued with the country going through periods of military and civilian rule, as well as dealing with the hold over issues of the status of Kashmir and the presence of Islamists and foreign troops. Nevertheless, Pakistan is without doubt the world's primary power with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the Maldives in its orbit and Uzbekistan looking likely to follow.

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Regions transported: Russia (Yekaterinburg time), Kazakhstan (western provinces), Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Maldives, French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Kerguelen, Amsterdam and St Paul islands), Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Russia found itself in both a good position and a bad position following the Event. While the gas fields were retained, thus allowing the continued supply of energy to meet consumer and commercial demands and maintain a comfortable standard of living, their only access to the wider world was now either through Kazakhstan's territory or the wilderness. Rather than commit themselves to either one of these options, the Russians instead pursued both, following the Volga and Don Rivers to re-establish a Russian presence on the Caspian and Black Seas. Many Russians also crossed the Kazakh border, a development that was not welcomed by the reformed Kazakh government in Aktobe who wanted to preserve the country's new ethnic near-homogeneity and territorial integrity. Mirroring the Russian settlement in the north, Uzbek settlers were also moving in along the Syr Darya. After many years of frosty relations between the Kazakh, Russian and Uzbek communities, a solution was finally found in which Kazakhstan's borders would be preserved in exchange for autonomy for those areas with non-Kazakh populations.

While tensions had been escalating in central Asia, in the south of the continent, Pakistan had been peacefully expanding it's control along the Ganges and the shores of the Arabian Sea. This process had not been without its hiccups though as the instability that had plagued Pakistan continued with the country going through periods of military and civilian rule, as well as dealing with the hold over issues of the status of Kashmir and the presence of Islamists and foreign troops. Nevertheless, Pakistan is without doubt the world's primary power with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the Maldives in its orbit and Uzbekistan looking likely to follow.