11-21-2003, 10:29 PM
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From [url="http://www.wps.ru"]http://www.wps.ru[/url]
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India will deploy its air units near Dushanbe
17 November 2003
Dmitry Glumskov, Boris Volkhonsky
Kommersant, November 14, 2003, p. 10
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Russia finished on November 13. He arrived in Dushanbe right after his visit to Moscow. To all appearances, the creation of an Indian military base will become the main topic of negotiations in the Tajik capital.
A representative of the Indian Defense Ministry stated on November 13 that Delhi intends to create an airbase in the Aini village near Dushanbe. It should be noted that India has already spent $10 million on the reconstruction of the former Soviet military base, which Russia has not been using since 1985. According to the source, there will be two runways at the airbase - one for warplanes , and one for military-transport planes.
Pakistan is concerned about India's plans because the base is located close to Kashmir part of which de facto belongs to India, and the other part is controlled by Pakistan. The Indian Express states that this issue was raised during the Pakistani president's meeting with his Tajik counterpart in June.
An official representative of the Tajik Defense Ministry denied reports that India and Tajikistan reached an agreement to create the base. Meanwhile, sources in the Tajik Defense Ministry say that Tajikistan and India consider the possibility of signing such an agreement. However, they note that this is not a sensation because Indian warplanes have been using the Tajik airdrome in the Farhor village located on the Tajik-Afghan border for a long time. According to the protocol on military-technical cooperation dated 2001 the Indian Air Force uses this airdrome for refueling. However, the newspaper's sources say that several Indian warplanes are based on the airdrome.
To all appearances, the issue of the military base will become the key topic at negotiations of the Indian prime minister in Dushanbe. However, sources in the Tajik Defense Ministry say that the final decision will be made after discussing such prospects with all members of the Collective security treaty and the Shanghai organization of cooperation.
From [url="http://www.wps.ru"]http://www.wps.ru[/url]
quote:
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India will deploy its air units near Dushanbe
17 November 2003
Dmitry Glumskov, Boris Volkhonsky
Kommersant, November 14, 2003, p. 10
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Russia finished on November 13. He arrived in Dushanbe right after his visit to Moscow. To all appearances, the creation of an Indian military base will become the main topic of negotiations in the Tajik capital.
A representative of the Indian Defense Ministry stated on November 13 that Delhi intends to create an airbase in the Aini village near Dushanbe. It should be noted that India has already spent $10 million on the reconstruction of the former Soviet military base, which Russia has not been using since 1985. According to the source, there will be two runways at the airbase - one for warplanes , and one for military-transport planes.
Pakistan is concerned about India's plans because the base is located close to Kashmir part of which de facto belongs to India, and the other part is controlled by Pakistan. The Indian Express states that this issue was raised during the Pakistani president's meeting with his Tajik counterpart in June.
An official representative of the Tajik Defense Ministry denied reports that India and Tajikistan reached an agreement to create the base. Meanwhile, sources in the Tajik Defense Ministry say that Tajikistan and India consider the possibility of signing such an agreement. However, they note that this is not a sensation because Indian warplanes have been using the Tajik airdrome in the Farhor village located on the Tajik-Afghan border for a long time. According to the protocol on military-technical cooperation dated 2001 the Indian Air Force uses this airdrome for refueling. However, the newspaper's sources say that several Indian warplanes are based on the airdrome.
To all appearances, the issue of the military base will become the key topic at negotiations of the Indian prime minister in Dushanbe. However, sources in the Tajik Defense Ministry say that the final decision will be made after discussing such prospects with all members of the Collective security treaty and the Shanghai organization of cooperation.