India's Overseas Military bases and foreign bases which station Indian Military

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Overseas Military Bases of a budding Super Power - India

India is the world's 6th largest Military spender and is armed with the World's fastest growing economy. It is estimated that within the next decade India will surpass all EU countries to become the world's third largest defence spender globally.

India currently has multiple military bases spread across the Indian sub-continent and the Indian Ocean region. Here is a list of 10 International Indian Military Bases.

1. Madagascar ::

A listening post of the Indian Navy started operations around 2007. The monitoring station provides India with Electronic Eyes and Ears in the south-western Indian Ocean.

Located in Northern Madagascar, it is linked with similar facilities in Kochi & Mumbai. It is helpful for gathering intelligence on the operations of Foreign Navies in the region.

2. Mozambique ::

The Indian navy took charge of Mozambique's Sea Security during the African Union Summit of 2003. It regularly patrols the waters around Mozambique to keep piracy in check.

3. Seychelles ::

Seychelles sorted Indian Navy's help for anti-piracy operations in its waters and the Indian Navy proudly patrols its Exclusive Economic Zone.

4. Oman ::

India has setup a naval air base in Muscat, Oman. The Navy also maintains berthing rights in the port of Oman.

5. Qatar ::

Under the historic Defence Co-operation Pact of 2008, India has committed its military assets to protect Qatar from external threats. Officials said about this pact as "Just short of stationing Troops on Ground".

6. Tajikistan ::

Farkhor Air Base located in Tajikistan has an Indian Air Force presence since long. This is Indian Air Force's only active Foreign Base.

7. Nepal ::

India has long stated that any attack on Nepal will be considered as an attack on India and has committed itself to the defense of this landlocked Nation.

It was reported in 2000 that India is going to construct an Air Base in Surkhet for IAF's operation. India is also the largest arms supplier to Nepal.

8. Vietnam ::

India has berthing rights in Vietnam and regularly gives Port Calls. The have a good security co-operation to keep an Eye on China.

India is also setting up a Satellite Tracking and Imaging Centre in southern Vietnam that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian Earth Observation Satellites that cover the region, including China and the South China Sea.

9. Maldives ::

A small island nation which was saved from outside coup by immediate armed intervention by India, Maldives is now under India's security grid.

India has setup radars on all 26 atolls of Maldives and networked with Indian Coastal Radar System.

The Indian Coast Guard regularly conducts sorties and Patrols in Maldivian Waters to keep its security intact.

10. Bhutan ::

Bhutan is totally under Indian Defence cover. India has considerable influence over this landlocked country as it is surrounded by India on three sides. For Air cover and assistance, Bhutan is dependent on the Indian Air Force.

The Indian Army maintains a training mission in Bhutan known as IMTRAT which is responsible for supplying of Arms and constructing strategic roads in Bhutan.

 

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INS Vikramaditya in Maldives

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Indian Navy To Deploy Dhruv MK III Chopper To Maldives
Our Bureau
01:28 PM, April 27, 2016

Indian Navy Dhruv ALH Mk III (Image: @CaptDKS on twitter)

The Indian Navy will deploy an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK III in Male to strengthen maritime co-operation between India and Maldives.

Captain DK Sharma, spokesperson of the Indian Navy tweeted, “In a move to further strengthen the robust maritime co-operation between India & Maldives, Indian Navy to deploy an ALH Mk III in Male.”

“ALH to assist Maldives National Defense Forces (MNDF) in coastal security, SAR, casualty evacuation, Maritime Recce, Commn and Logistic duties,” he tweeted.

MK III is an improved version of Dhruv light helicopter equipped with Shakti engines, new electronic warfare (EW) suite and warning systems, automatic chaff and flare dispensers, and improved vibration control system. The first batch were inducted into Indian service in 2012.

 

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not sure about qatar agreement if is it still valid ,

maldives , seychelles is obvious ,

same with nepal and bhutan its neighboring small countries .

 

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Stay calm, stay happy and keep laughing,
Cuz this mortal world is full of idiots to entertain you.:biggrin2:

 

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not sure about qatar agreement if is it still valid ,

maldives , seychelles is obvious ,

same with nepal and bhutan its neighboring small countries .

More Naval Bases and assets are under construction in Mauritius and Seychelles. India is also planning some more in ME.

 

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Looks akin to
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Credit: ayesha.a

 

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More Naval Bases and assets are under construction in Mauritius and Seychelles. India is also planning some more in ME.

then thats something like superpower even if some calls it regional power but yeah country builds its bases around its interest and thats show of power whatever some say about it .

 

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Farkhor is not exactly an air base,we only have a few transport helicopters for supplies to Afghanistan

 

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Farkhor Air Base : India’s Foreign Military BasePicture for Representation – Sukhoi 30 MKI

Farkhor Air Base is a military air base located near the town of Farkhor in Tajikistan, 130 kilometres (81 mi) south east of the capital Dushanbe.It is operated by the Indian Air Forcein collaboration with the Tajikistan Air Force. Farkhor is India’s first and only military base outside its territory. Following Pakistan’s ban of Indian overflights, India started operating the Farkhor base in May 2002, with Russian acquiescence, to support Indian relief and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.

Location on Map
How it Started :

In 1996-97, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) started negotiations with Tajikistan to use the Farkhor Airbase to transport high-altitude military supplies to the Afghan Northern Alliance, service their helicopters and gather intelligence. At that time, India operated a small military hospital in the Farkhor region. The hospital at Farkhor was used to treat Afghan Northern Alliance members injured in fighting with the Taliban, including military leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was rushed there after the suicide attack against him.

In 2002, India acknowledged that it was setting up an airbase in Farkhor. It was secured with assistance from Russia. The airbase was in a dilapidated condition and was not used since the 1980s. The Indian Government awarded a $10 million tender to a private builder in 2003 to restore the airbase by 2005. After the builder defaulted, the Border Roads Organisation stepped in to complete the work. The hospital was later shut down and replaced with the India-Tajikistan Friendship Hospital at another location. Currently no credible information about activities at Farkhor is available.

Farkhor Airbase


Ayni Airbase
In Use :

India is quietly using the Ayni air base in Tajikistan, hosting a contingent of helicopters and fighter jets in cooperation with Russia, an Indian journalist reports. Saurav Jha, writing in World Politics Review (subscription required, but free trial available), while the Tajikistan government has denied that it would allow anyone but Russia to use the base, the truth is otherwise:

However, an Indian official directly involved in renovating the airfield told World Politics Review that an Indian air force contingent, including Indian Mi-17 helicopters and a Squadron of MiG 29’s, is currently deployed to the base under joint Indo-Tajik control.

India has spent almost $70 million, including equipment costs, to completely repave and extend the runway at Ayni, set up air traffic control and perimeter fencing and build three hardened shelters — all, the Indian official confirmed, with an eye to supporting fighter-jet operations.

Indian Airforce MiG 29
Strategic Importance :

The Farkhor Air Base would give the Indian military the required depth and range in seeking a larger role in the Indian Subcontinent and is a tangible manifestation of India’s move to project its power in Central Asia, a policy goal formally enunciated in 2003–2004.

The potential implications of this base go far beyond the Indo-Pakistani rivalry on the subcontinent. Pakistan fears being encircled by India with the base in Farkhor operational. Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf raised concerns to the Tajik government of the fact that Indian planes if stationed there would be able reach Pakistan within minutes using the air base.

IAF has one AFB at Farkhor which has only IAF helos and has been the subject of much debate, a second base at Ayani has been allocated to IAF secretly and the IAF has helos andfighters stationed here. Additionally India has a tri-service military hospital( aswell as at Farkhor AFB) in the Tajik capital-Dushanbe, additionally the Indian army is setting up a mountain warfare training centre in Tajikistan for joint training. I think DRDO has also made in roads in building a torpedo training lake in Tajikistan.

 

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India to get its first foreign Naval base , and second foreign Military baseEastern Naval Command | Vishakhapatnam
India to build Naval Base in Seychelles

A plot of land for India to build its first naval base in the Indian Ocean region has been allocated by the Seychelles government in the Assumption Island. Seychelles is expecting India’s evaluation team to visit the spot soon.

The project has acquired significance following China acquiring its first African naval base in Djibouti in November. Once ready, the naval base to be built by the defence forces of India, and Seychelles will help India exercise greater control over the Indian Ocean’s western region all the way to the piracy-prone eastern African coastline. The base will be one of the major staging posts for a large maritime security network that India is setting up with the help of the various Indian Ocean region partner countries.

Proposed Island

 

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India to develop strategic assets in 2 Mauritius, Seychelles islands
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced that India would grant free visas for three months to the citizens of Seychelles.
BY: PRESS TRUST OF INDIA WRITTEN BY SHUBHAJIT ROY | NEW DELHI |Updated: March 12, 2015 2:13 AM

INDIA on Wednesday moved towards building strategic assets in two Indian Ocean countries, Mauritius and Seychelles, as New Delhi signed agreements with them to develop “infrastructure” in two islands — one each in both nations.

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the top leadership of the two countries on Wednesday, New Delhi firmed up plans towards building strategic assets in Agalega in Mauritius and Assumption in Seychelles.

In Mauritius, India signed an MoU for the “improvement in sea and air transportation facilities” at Agalega island. This pact provides for “setting up and upgradation of infrastructure for improving sea and air connectivity at the Outer Island of Mauritius which will go a long way in ameliorating the condition of the inhabitants of this remote Island. These facilities will enhance the capabilities of the Mauritian Defence Forces in safeguarding their interests in the Outer Island,” a note on the MoU said.

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The agreement was signed between MEA secretary (west) Navtej Sarna and Mauritius’s Cabinet Secretary Sateeaved Seebaluck in the presence of Modi and Mauritius PM Anerood Jugnauth in Port Louis.

Agalega, located 1,100 km north of Mauritius, is spread over 70 sq km and is closer to India’s southern coast. India has been working towards bagging the rights to develop the island for a few years.

Late premier Indira Gandhi had visited the country in 1981.

In Seychelles, India inked a pact to develop the infrastructure of Assumption island, one of the 115 islands that constitute the country. Spread over 11 sq km, it is strategically located in the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar.

“Our agreement today on the development of infrastructure in the Assumption island gives a strong boost to this partnership,” Modi said after witnessing the signing of the agreement with Seychelles President James Alix Michel.

While the island will be leased for “development of infrastructure”, it is being seen as a move towards developing assets in the country, which is on the crucial Indian Ocean.

“Island development” is an internationally accepted euphemism for developing strategic assets. US and China are known to be developing infrastructure in islands all over the world.

PM Narendra Modi in Seychelles (Source: PIB India)

India also agreed to help Seychelles in mapping its hydrology reserves, launched a coastal surveillance radar project, and boost security cooperation with the island nation. Modi also announced that India will give a second Dornier maritime patrol aircraft to Seychelles and provide free visas for three months for its citizens and making it available to them on arrival.

He also launched the Coastal Surveillance Radar Project, describing it as another symbol of cooperation between the two countries.

Amid increasing Chinese focus on the Indian Ocean, India is aiming to pitch in with all help to island nations like Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. Later on Wednesday, Modi arrived in Mauritius on the second leg of his three-nation tour that will also take him to Sri Lanka. He will be the chief guest at the Independence Day celebrations in Mauritius on Thursday.

 

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Other potential bases or for at least stationing Indian soldiers are KSA, UAE and Djibouti. It's strategically very critical for oil suppliers through Hormuz strait.

Signing of LEMoA enables us to use American bases in their mainland (not required though) and in Diego Gracia, probably Guam also.

But does it allow India to use American bases in other countries like Japan, ROK, Philippines or Europe etc.?
Somebody may know better.
@LETHALFORCE @Akask kumar @republic_roi97 @Kunal Biswas @Bornubus
I would love to see Indian troops stationed in our so called rulers great Britain (though not so great now).

 

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India: Building a Sphere of Influence in the Indian Ocean?
By David Brewster
March 18, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just completed a ground-breaking tour of the Indian Ocean, aiming to consolidate India's leading role among the island states and counter China's growing presence in the region.

Modi is now breaking some long-standing taboos in Indian foreign policy.

Enhanced security cooperation was very much at the forefront of Modi's visits last week to Seychelles and Mauritius. India has

long acted as a security provider to these islands, including fending off feared coups on several occasions. The relationship is bolstered by their large Indian ethnic populations (some 70% of Mauritians are of Indian origin and there is a substantial Indian community in Seychelles). For decades, India has been the major contributor of military equipment and training to both countries.

The head of Mauritius' navy and the Mauritian national security advisor are Indian officers, while the Seychelles maritime security advisor is also an Indian naval officer. Modi used last week's visits to promise additional Indian surveillance aircraft to Seychelles as well as handing over an Indian-built patrol vessel to Mauritius.

Modi's visit to Sri Lanka – the first Indian prime ministerial visit for almost 30 years – focused on rebuilding the political links between the two countries that have often been frayed and irritated by the Tamil issue. Modi

pledged India's commitment to the unity and integrity of Sri Lanka, but also pressed Colombo to implement its promises of devolving power to the Tamil community. In doing so, Modi managed to avoid the antagonism that has previously surrounded the issue, raising hopes that India might play a constructive role in helping to facilitate lasting national reconciliation.

But Modi's visit to the region also had considerable strategic significance.

India is now in the process of building a maritime security grouping among the Indian Ocean island states as part of its aspirations to be a "

net security provider" to the region.

For several years, India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have been parties to a trilateral arrangement involving training and capacity building of maritime forces, regular joint exercises and meetings of national security advisors. Last year, Delhi proposed that this arrangement should be expanded to include Mauritius and Seychelles, and

potentially even other states. The proposal was blocked by Sri Lanka's former President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was concerned about the dilution of India's contributions to Sri Lanka (particularly in defence training). Rajapaksa was also unhappy with Mauritius, which had boycotted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo in November 2013.

This policy may have now changed under Sri Lanka's new President, Maithripala Sirisena, who has pledged to "

correct" Sri Lanka's perceived tilt towards Beijing.

An expansion of the trilateral maritime security arrangement to include Mauritius and Seychelles is now on the cards. The initial focus of the "IO-5" will be on capacity building, training and information sharing, and perhaps joint exercises. Delhi is also focused on building a cooperative system of "maritime domain awareness" for tracking and identifying ships and aircraft throughout the western and central Indian Ocean. Delhi has already installed coastal radar systems in the Maldives, Seychelles and Mauritius, which all feed information back through the Indian Navy's National Command Control Communication Intelligence network.

India also plans to build military facilities on the islands. Modi's visit to Mauritius

included an announcement that India will upgrade airfield and port facilities at North Agalega Island, located some 1000km northeast of Madagascar, for use by the Indian military. This has long been discussed, but never acted upon. Using Agalega as a staging point will substantially help India's maritime reconnaissance efforts throughout the western Indian Ocean.

Just as interesting is India's agreement with Seychelles to develop '

infrastructure' on the uninhabited Assumption Island near the northern end of the Mozambique Channel. Along with the Suez Canal, the Channel is the main route for shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Control over this and other so-called Indian Ocean 'choke points' has long been a key objective of the Indian Navy. The deals giving the Indian military access to these facilities will represent a major departure from Indian policy that has long derided 'foreign military bases' in the region. (Interestingly in the 1960s the US also planned to build a base on an island near Assumption before it settled on Diego Garcia.)

The immediate explanation for these moves is India's growing strategic competition with China.

Delhi is seeking to preempt China's perceived attempts to build its own strategic relationships in the region. China has longstanding security relationships with Pakistan and several other Indian Ocean countries.

Some highly unusual port visits by a Chinese submarine to Colombo last year prompted significant concerns in Delhi that Sri Lanka may be moving to align itself with Beijing and provide access to the Chinese military. In recent months there have also been curious reports emanating from Namibia that the Chinese navy may have sought access arrangements to a port being upgraded by China at Walvis Bay. Denials by the Namibian Government were not entirely convincing. Whether true or not, such arrangements would be extremely valuable to China in helping to secure its huge energy imports from West Africa.

As nascent and aspirational as India's initiatives in the Indian Ocean may be, they represent important steps in giving substance to its claims to be a "net security provider" to the region. A grouping with the island states may represent the beginnings of a new multilateral alignment in the Indian Ocean, with India at the center. For India it would represent an important psychological step beyond its traditional adherence to nonalignment, which could have much broader implications.

India's moves also reflect an instinctive view among many in Delhi that if the Indian Ocean is not actually India's Ocean, then in an ideal world it ought to be.

 

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India-France sign ‘White Shipping Agreement’ to share Maritime Intelligence in IOR to check China

India and France has signed White Shipping agreement to enable information sharing on maritime traffic and maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid China’s expanding naval forays in the area where India wants to establish itself as the net security provider.

The agreement was signed on January 19 here when the two sides held their second dialogue on maritime cooperation for the Indian Ocean Region.

The White Shipping Agreement will be implemented over the next few months enabling Navies of India and France to coordinate their roles in stabilising Indo-Pacific region, persons familiar with the developments indicated. It will enhance Indo-French maritime security cooperation in the region.

The Indo-French dialogue also emphasised on Freedom of Navigation in IOR and Pacific in the backdrop of China’s territorial claims and dominance in the South China Sea region.

Delhi and Paris have been coordinating their naval movements and surveillance in the Indian Ocean Region over the last couple of years. France retains interests and assets with territories like Reunion Islands in the IOR. It is no secret that China’s expanding interests in IOR with presence in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives has been closely followed by Delhi which has key security and trade interests in the IOR as the biggest country in the region.

It may be recalled that India and France firmed up cooperation on sharing of radars in the Indian Ocean during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Paris in 2015. While India is setting up a grid of coastal surveillance radars in the IOR that will enable it to monitor, among other things, the increasing Chinese presence in the area, France has interest in sharing data from surveillance systems on its Indian Ocean territories.

French territories in the region include Mayotte, besides military bases in UAE and Djibouti.

India’s coastal surveillance radars have been set up in Sri Lanka (6), Mauritius (8) and Seychelles (1) as well as in Maldives. Beijing has been seeking to expand its footprints in the IOR as part of the grand Maritime Silk Route under overarching Belt & Road Initiative, according to experts who have followed these developments closely. Besides Beijing wants to safeguard the Sea Lanes of Communication through which its trade passes amid growing incidents of piracy along Africa’s Eastern coast. Seychelles has been viewed by China as a possible replenishment port for navy ships taking part in anti-piracy operations in the region.

 

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Why is Afghanistan not in the list? We need to set up air, naval & military bases there on priority. This will help choke pakistan from all sides.

 

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Qweshon: How will farkhor base be resupplied?
Only by passing through hostile territory Pak-Chin or any other way?

 

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Qweshon: How will farkhor base be resupplied?
Only by passing through hostile territory Pak-Chin or any other way?

My questions exactly.It seems India has to either fly through enemy airspace or take a really long route
through Iran....

 

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Maybe the Tajiks can resupply when in dire need. Same can be refurbished to Tajiks in peace time taking the long route.