http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2005/12/13/india-pushes-north/ neweurasia\'s latest on Tajikistan Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:26:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2005/12/13/india-pushes-north/#comment-574 tajikistan.neweurasia.net » Blog Archive » The 31 Flavors Nation Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:51:21 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2005/12/13/india-pushes-north/#comment-574 [...] Now Tajikistan will become home to India’s first operational foreign military base by the year’s end (we mentioned this last December as well). What’s in it for Tajikistan? English lessons, MIG-retrofitting lessons (India was in the Soviet camp during the cold war), and hopefully the notion that democracy and vibrant civil society aren’t the sole domain of the West. India’s increased military presence may have the added benefit of acting as a stabilizer for the tumultuous countries to the south. [...] […] Now Tajikistan will become home to India’s first operational foreign military base by the year’s end (we mentioned this last December as well). What’s in it for Tajikistan? English lessons, MIG-retrofitting lessons (India was in the Soviet camp during the cold war), and hopefully the notion that democracy and vibrant civil society aren’t the sole domain of the West. India’s increased military presence may have the added benefit of acting as a stabilizer for the tumultuous countries to the south. […]

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