The Institute plans to unite all scientific centers into one independent research organization.
The Institute sets its tasks to develop the main directions of scientific activity:
1. Kazakhstan in the system of regional and bilateral relations with Asian countries
2. Central Asia and the context of modern Eurasia
3. Current socio-political problems of the Asian continent and its regions
4. Asian countries in migration processes and Asian diasporas
IAI sets the task of publishing an electronic scientific journal "Topical issues of modern Asia"
IAI will prepare for publication educational, popular and scientific literature on Asian countries: dictionaries of frequency vocabulary, phrasebooks, a series of books "Asian Countries", etc.
IAI will develop cooperation with other scientific institutions in order to gain fame and appreciation in Kazakhstan and abroad.