Nepal to Bhutan: 7 Major Indian military bases outside India

Farkhor Air Base, 130 km southeast of Dushanbe, is jointly operated by India and Tajikistan. It’s India’s first overseas military base.

India maintains an airstrip in Surkhet, Nepal, providing protection and military training, including armament and high-altitude warfare, as part of our support.

The Indian Military Training Team trains the Royal Bhutan Army and Royal Bodyguard at Haa Dzong in Western Bhutan.

India is building a military facility on North Agalega Island, leased from Mauritius, to strengthen strategic ties and develop military assets.

India set up its first overseas listening station in northern Madagascar in 2007 to monitor shipping and marine communications in the Indian Ocean.

India and Seychelles agreed to build a naval facility on Assumption Island, with India providing a $100 million credit and a Dornier aircraft.

India has a listening station at Ras al Hadd, berthing rights at the Muscat naval facility, and a base at Duqm, where the INS Mumbai has been stationed.