Ayni Air Base | आयनी एयर बेस
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
India has concluded its operational involvement at the strategically located Ayni Air Base in Tajikistan after years of cooperation and infrastructure support.
भारत ने Tajikistan में strategically located Ayni Air Base पर वर्षों के cooperation और infrastructure support के बाद अपनी operational involvement समाप्त कर दी है।
Location | स्थान
Ayni Air Base is located in Tajikistan, west of the capital Dushanbe.
Ayni Air Base Tajikistan में capital Dushanbe के west में स्थित है।
Importance for India | भारत के लिए महत्व
Ayni was significant because it represented India's rare military-access footprint outside the country and provided strategic access to Central Asia.
Ayni भारत के लिए महत्वपूर्ण था क्योंकि यह देश के बाहर rare military-access footprint प्रदान करता था और Central Asia तक strategic access देता था।
Development by India | भारत द्वारा विकास
India began helping develop and modernise the Ayni airbase in the early 2000s under an agreement with Tajikistan.
भारत ने Tajikistan के साथ agreement के तहत early 2000s में Ayni airbase के development और modernisation में सहायता शुरू की।
India reportedly invested close to 100 million US dollars in modernising the facility.
भारत ने facility के modernisation में लगभग 100 million US dollars तक invest किया बताया जाता है।
Infrastructure Upgrades | infrastructure upgrades
- Runway extended to around 3,200 metres. / runway लगभग 3,200 metres तक बढ़ाया गया।
- Facilities improved for refuelling, repair and hangars. / refuelling, repair और hangars की facilities upgrade की गईं।
Strategic Location | रणनीतिक स्थान
The base lies relatively close to Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor and therefore has strategic significance in relation to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
base Afghanistan के Wakhan Corridor के relatively close स्थित है, इसलिए Afghanistan और Central Asia के context में इसका strategic significance है।
Humanitarian Role | मानवीय भूमिका
The facility was useful for humanitarian and evacuation-related connectivity during periods of instability in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan में instability के periods के दौरान facility humanitarian और evacuation-related connectivity के लिए useful रही।
India in Central Asia | Central Asia में भारत
Ayni helped India maintain strategic engagement in a region traditionally influenced by Russia and increasingly important in the wider Eurasian geopolitical landscape.
Ayni ने India को Central Asia में strategic engagement बनाए रखने में मदद की, जो historically Russia के influence वाला और wider Eurasian geopolitics में increasingly important region है।