India’s first overseas military airbase is in Farkhor, Southern Tajikistan, set up in collaboration with the Tajik Air Force to maintain a strategic foothold in Central Asia.
As a close ally, Bhutan hosts the Indian Military Training Team, which provides essential training to the Royal Bhutan Army and Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan.
India has a crucial military base on the Agalega Islands, constructed under the India-Mauritius Military Cooperation Agreement, serving as a key strategic post in the Indian Ocean.
India operates a listening post in Ras Al Hadd and a military post in Duqm, with the latter providing logistical support and maintenance services to the Indian Navy and Air Force.
Through a collaborative effort with Singapore, India maintains a strategic naval post at the Changi Naval Base, enabling its navy to patrol the crucial Malacca Strait.