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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the Indian Army complete autonomy to launch operations against bankrupt Pakistan whenever deemed necessary. With this green light from the highest level, reports indicate that the military is now gearing up to teach Pakistan a lesson. The Indian airbase established in the Central Asia has instilled significant fear in Pakistan. The Shehbaz Sharif government is deeply worried about a surprise move from this airbase. From this base, India can gather information about Pakistan’s strategic plans, intelligence, reconnaissance, and combat missions. The problem for Pakistan is that while it has strengthened its air defense along the eastern border with India, its western border—shared with Afghanistan—remains significantly weak in terms of air defense.
In 2011, when the United States killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, Pakistan’s western border was exposed at that time as well. It is important to note that Pakistan has no air defense system on that border. Even after 14 years since Osama bin Laden was killed, Pakistan’s eastern and northern borders remain insecure, which presents a great opportunity for New Delhi. As a result, the Indian Air Force can carry out operations in these areas inside Pakistan with relative ease.
Pakistan Alarmed by India’s Foreign Airbase Near Its Border
India’s foreign airbase located in Tajikistan—right next to Pakistan—has become a major source of concern for Islamabad, according to the reports. This airbase, about which little is known publicly, lies less than 600 kilometers from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), making it strategically advantageous for launching operations in the region.
India has maintained a military presence in Tajikistan for the last 30 years. In the 1990s, it established a military hospital in the Farkhor region of southern Tajikistan near the Afghan border. This facility played a crucial role during the first Taliban regime, providing medical support to fighters of the Northern Alliance battling Taliban forces.
Following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country plunged into a brutal civil war. On one side was the Taliban, supported by Pakistan and dominant in southern and eastern Afghanistan, while the Northern Alliance—strong in the north and near Tajikistan—fought back. India’s presence in Farkhor was instrumental during this intense conflict.
During this war, India supported the Northern Alliance, which was led by the Afghan-Tajik guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. On September 9, 2001, when Ahmad Shah Massoud was severely injured in a suicide bombing, he was brought to this very hospital, but he could not be saved. Just two days later, on September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda carried out the attacks on the United States, now known as the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Following the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, some individuals in India began to consider developing the dilapidated Gissar Military Airbase (GMA) in southern Tajikistan, also known as the Ayni Airbase.
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