India Reportedly Basing Helicopters, Fighter Jets In Tajikistan

[Skull and Bones]

Game on buddy, we'll reply 'string of pearls' with 'necklace of diamonds'.

 

[illusion8]

and according to Many news posts here Russia is supposedly allied with china ...

y would it work with India to encircle china???

Thats pure BS and a lot of wet dreams..They do have similar concerns pertaining to US, but their areas of interest are different, Russia is more allied to India than to anyone else.

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India's looking to operate out of Mongolia too..i guess.

 

[xataxsata]

India needs to base good number of SAMs, UAVs, Brahmos missiles and at least 40 fighter aircrafts (through a special order from OEM).

 

[Skull and Bones]

India's looking to operate out of Mongolia too..i guess.

Mongolia offered us to set up a military base there, but GoI put that on hold.

Another military base coming soon in Vietnam.

 

[illusion8]

While Ayni will allow India to watch over northern Afghanistan in the aftermath of a NATO withdrawal, it can also provide coverage for Indian fighter aircraft over northern Pakistan and western China,

India, Tajikistan and Russia are in negotiations on the joint use of the Ayni Air Base, close to the Tajik capital Dushanbe which is set to acquire strategic significance after US withdrawal from Afghanistan,

India has diplomatic relations with the Northern Alliance in Afg, so this spot gives a good birds eye view for both India and Russia.

 

[xataxsata]

It will be good if we deploy 2 mountain divisions in Afghanistan (just sitting inside secured cantt.) it will divide the enemy's strength and assets.

 

[illusion8]

Mongolia offered us to set up a military base there, but GoI put that on hold.

Another military base coming soon in Vietnam.

Mongolia base is green, Only waiting for the opportune time.

 

[xataxsata]

Mongolia offered us to set up a military base there, but GoI put that on hold.

Another military base coming soon in Vietnam.

Mongolia and Vietnam will be reality by 2015 as by that time we will get some assets for overseas deployments + excuse as china is also doing it.

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As Myanmar have came out our chinese clutches and become a democracy and USA is also responding to it.

We can get a land route to east asia too.

 

[Malik Usman]

that's good for IAF,its a good move to counter pak and china

A dream that will never come true.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Mongolia and Vietnam will be reality by 2015 as by that time we will get some assets for overseas deployments + excuse as china is also doing it.

China wanted to encircle us, but look what happened to them.

South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Tajikistan, Mongolia(Probably) and a poor country named India.

Shall i count Diego Garcia too? coz' its military might kicks a**.

 

[Whazzup]

Thats pure BS and a lot of wet dreams..They do have similar concerns pertaining to US, but their areas of interest are different, Russia is more allied to India than to anyone else.

Russia is not SR anymore and they are moving close to China day by day. Both the nation shares comman interests and even have a comman enemy.
Anyway we are strong enough to secure our borders and we surely don't want Russians to die for our cause.

 

[DARKY]

brandy??? really dude...


i prefer single malt anyways

They take Brandy/scotch here commonly.... I got wrong with one... nevermind.

 

[janon]

China is said to have some air bases in the north as well, but I agree, the main tactical advantage is in regard to Pakistan, but I doubt we would use Mig 29s there, with their limited A2G capability and range. MKIs or Jags sounds more realistic depending on role.

I agree that MKIs make a lot more sense, but there were rumours floating about earlier that it would be Mig 29s. I don't know more than that. That being said, the upgraded mig 29s do have a formidable a2g capability. Also, range is not that important if you look at the map of the region.

 

[illusion8]

Russia is not SR anymore and they are moving close to China day by day. Both the nation shares comman interests and even have a comman enemy.
Anyway we are strong enough to secure our borders and we surely don't want Russians to die for our cause.

I agree a lot of interactions do happen between both of them, but thats bcos of being neighbors and having a large border, But both are wary of each other and Russia's concerns are more with Central Asia and Europe, while China's South China Sea and the Far east. They have a common enemy but they are enemies themselves.

 

[illusion8]

China wanted to encircle us, but look what happened to them.

South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Tajikistan, Mongolia(Probably) and a poor country named India.

Shall i count Diego Garcia too? coz' its military might kicks a**.

I think their Pearl of strings has been put on hold owing to the huge holes punched in by a number of players.

Srilanka, Seychelles, Burma are still huge concerns for India and have to be dealt with tacitly.