The report said that Islam Karimov and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will will discuss opportunities in Uzbekistan's Karakalpakistan region, a territory that has not been explored for gas reserves.

The two leaders will also exchange notes on the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as India is keen on joining to promote transportation and energy links with Central Asia, Russia and China, besides contributing to an improvement of overall security in the region. Pakistan and Mongolia are the other countries that could join the SCO along with India.

The two sides will also discuss terrorism and coordinate their positions on Afghanistan. In addition, both sides will also hold talks on cooperation in the shale gas sector, a sector in which Indian hydrocarbon companies are deeply interested.