Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 1: The Congress on Saturday termed India’s decision to conclude operations at the Ayni airbase in Tajikistan as “yet another setback” for the country’s strategic diplomacy, marking the end of India’s only overseas military facility.

Taking to social media platform X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that India had established the Ayni airbase in the early 2000s and gradually expanded its infrastructure over the years. “Given its strategic location, India had ambitious plans to expand its presence at Ayni,” he stated.

He further remarked, “However, four years ago, India was given a clear message that it must gradually withdraw. It now appears that India has finally closed the base, which was its only overseas military faci

See Full Page