India has operated the air base for nearly 25 years under a 2002 agreement with Tajikistan, which allowed New Delhi to rebuild and modernize the facility according to India TV website.
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MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
The erstwhile president and his entourage got on a jet that flew them to Hmeimim, a coastal air base controlled by Russia, which had been his most critical backer in the war.
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