Given New Delhi’s limited defense budget, can India make do with logistical hubs and listening posts abroad rather than spending on a full-scale base?

Ayni was India’s only full-fledged overseas base, and its location offered India a military foothold in central Asia and ...

India used the air base at Ayni in Tajikistan during a 2001 evacuation operation after the Taliban seized power in ...

After 25 years, India’s Ayni Air Base in Tajikistan is gone, leaving behind questions about its role and the retreat of ...

Why would Tajikistan invite China to build a paramilitary facility while asking India to wrap up a base it had been operating ...

India’s withdrawal from Ayni, which started in 2022, will likely re-energise its pursuit of new military facilities in the ...

India has ceased operations at its only overseas airbase, Ayni in Tajikistan, impacting New Delhi's strategic positioning ...

The move, which reportedly began in 2022, came to light last month and has raised questions about India’s long-term regional influence and security posture.

Indian power projection and influence will greatly depend on the choices of small powers — or partner countries — that ...

India’s exit from Tajikistan’s Ayni airbase underscores the need for renewed, sustained engagement with Central Asia, ...

The exercise brought together technical teams from national cybersecurity agencies, including the Computer Emergency Response ...

Tajikistan has unveiled its own national messenger app, ORIZ, aiming for digital independence and to secure user data within the country. This move mi ...