India Reportedly Basing Helicopters, Fighter Jets In Tajikistan

[newdelhinsa]

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

You have got it absolutely right. I think i mentioned somewhere else here the same few months back. The activity was suppose to warm up a bit amid US leaving the region and to make friends of India in Afghanistan less vulnerable post USA withdrawal the best possible way we can; worst come worst air lifting/rescue/ambulance them following collapse, again.

 

[Major Sam]

may be they want there technology transfer through one more crash in Afghanistan to Taliban

 

[perplexed]

well with one refuellling MKIs can make a trip from Persian gulf to malacca straights... We dont really need to base our MKIs at ayni.... what is more important is we can help the Northern Alliance in afganistan in keeping a foothold in that country through some brahmos regiments... especially the blockIII version can rain hell on tora bora and whatever **** hole those talibans might be hiding their a$$es in...

 

[Skull and Bones]

may be they want there technology transfer through one more crash in Afghanistan to Taliban

Aay zalim insaan.

Jara ye to bata, kis alfaaz ki dictionary istemaal karu isse parne ke liye.

 

[Agent_47]

This is a very strategic location indeed.
Northern Alliance in Afg,north pak,parts of china and Pak Occupied Kashmir
All in one move

 

[SQ8]

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

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

I think you need to decouple the word allies with friends in today's context.
I may be allied with you on one front but may be working against you in another.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

fair enough....like i said, i can see why india would want to do that....just be prepared to ask yourself whether NA will be around in Kabul or anywhere even remotely close to Kandahar (the lifeline) of Afghanistan in a post-NATO scenario.

given our extensive knowledge and experiences in Afghanistan, i wouldnt be overly worried about indian presence there...it isn't just Pakistan-centric but also China-centric. China and Pakistan would likely devise a strategy to counter such a move as it is mutually beneficial to both of us to do so. I wont elaborate or speculate what steps we would or wouldnt take. As i said before, the indians are not so dumb to think that by using Ayni for nefarious purposes against Pakistan -- that we would just sit idly and do nothing.


india should think a million times before trying to use the host country as a launching pad of sorts. It would be analagous to an act of war and both india and the tajiks would be held immediately responsible --which i dont think they would be ready for.

 

[janon]

fair enough....like i said, i can see why india would want to do that....just be prepared to ask yourself whether NA will be around in Kabul or anywhere even remotely close to Kandahar (the lifeline) of Afghanistan in a post-NATO scenario.

given our extensive knowledge and experiences in Afghanistan, i wouldnt be overly worried about indian presence there...it isn't just Pakistan-centric but also China-centric. China and Pakistan would likely devise a strategy to counter such a move as it is mutually beneficial to both of us to do so. I wont elaborate or speculate what steps we would or wouldnt take. As i said before, the indians are not so dumb to think that by using Ayni for nefarious purposes against Pakistan -- that we would just sit idly and do nothing.


india should think a million times before trying to use the host country as a launching pad of sorts. It would be analagous to an act of war and both india and the tajiks would be held immediately responsible --which i dont think they would be ready for.

You don't seem to understand. This base is not for secret strikes against pak in NATO fashion, or for covert, nefarious activities. This is for use in an actual war, as a real airbase. It wont be an act of war, it would be a part of an ongoing war. PAF will have an additional border to patrol and defend, so it will have to allocate part of its inventory to that side. Precious and limited ground based asstes will also have to be diverted.
You keep saying that pak won't sit idle and will try to destroy hte airbase. True enough, but that holds for any airbase in India also in times of war. Pak will try to attack, India will have its defences. Same goes for any airbase, whether it is in India or in Tajik. That airbase will be heavily defended, just like any airbase in times of war. I'm not speculating on whether pak will be able to neutralise it - but it wont be any different from having airbases in India, except for the added tactical advantages mentioned above.

 

[karan.1970]

well as far as Pakistan is concerned, the indians know that if (and only if) it were determined that the airbase were being used for nefarious purposes against the Islamic Republic, we could turn the entire base into a pile of melted tarmac and evenly spread out infernos.

Using the Sooper Dooper Noocleer Bumb I presume

 

[Screambowl]

well as far as Pakistan is concerned, the indians know that if (and only if) it were determined that the airbase were being used for nefarious purposes against the Islamic Republic, we could turn the entire base into a pile of melted tarmac and evenly spread out infernos. It would be Pattankot and Kalaikunda all over again for their assets and their crew members. Wouldnt be pretty, i dont think.

the Tajiks are also obligated (out of principle and in line with international laws) to ensure that their country is not used for hostile purposes against the Pakistani peoples' nation, and they are smart enough to know that....it's just too bad that they didn't keep that in mind when Ayni air base was used by the Soviets to support their military occupation of Afghanistan.

a lot of those CAR's have a lot of degenerate communist baggage lingering within them, which is quite unfortunate -actually. . .I can see why these hindustanys are terrified about the eventual post-NATO scenario in Afghanistan; but it's all a great game of chess and time will only tell who has the upper hand in this theatre.

i'm not worried about indian spy flights over our holy skies anytime soon since they do not posses such technology or capability....our skies have never been friendly for indian aircrafts and this has been demonstrated by distinguished gentlemen of the PAF & Army Air Def.

well i will disagree here i need not to explain why because majority of members know that there is always a substitute.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Interesting bit of news. Good that India has kept it under wraps (till now). I would have found this news unlikely previously but Indonesia-Tajik relations seem to have taken steroids recently with deal after deal being signed between the two.

One of the more interesting and intriguing parts of this news is the leasing of Russian jets. This could be a means of pacifying Russia as IAF could easily base their own fighters there or this is a way to try and keep the deployment secret.

 

[newdelhinsa]

Sir,
Pathankot is not the same old Pathankot if you think. Pakistan will end up using all its jets to have glimpses of Pathankot but IAF's SAMs wouldn't stop blasting off even for a blink of an eye, hunting them all, remaining still enough for any next war.

adding lately: Indian air defense are par or above not below to Pakistan's air defenses on key installations, so one can have a better idea.

 

[angeldemon_007]

I think if Mr.Antony and other top members of Indian armed forces wanted to keep this quite (which i think they should), they should have made everyone aware including the press about the significance if this information is leaked (altough this whole thing could be false as no one admitted to this).

I think GOI should take immediate steps to bury this thing if its correct or we are going to see a couple of Chines bases in Indian Ocean even if Chinese weren't going to build them and China has the influence, money and the military might to atleast manage a couple air bases surrounding India which India cannot afford.

 

[Pak_Sher]

answer of string of pearls

The base has no importance since a few fighter jets and helis will be taken out in a first strike in a serious conflict.

 

[IND151]

awesome news if its true