Which country’s capital literally means ‘Monday’? How it got its nameDushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, derives its name from the Persian term for Monday, reflecting its origins as a weekly market village. ...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
Beijing promises joint facility, but builds full army base in TajikistanChina may have deceived Tajikistan by establishing a full-scale military base near the Tajik-Afghan border, instead of a joint counter-terr...
16 Jul, 2024, 12.22 AM IST
Afghanistan can't be ‘controlled from outside': Pakistan PM Khan at SCO summitAddressing the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, Khan hi...
17 Sep, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
Tajikistan sends stern message to Taliban on minorities in governmentRahmon, who has ruled Tajikistan for over two decades, is of the opinion that “it is necessary to create an inclusive government with the p...
12 Sep, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Rajnath Singh takes stock of progress of Border Roads Organisation's road project in TajikistanThe defence and security ties between India and Tajikistan are on an upswing in the last several years. India has also developed the Ayni a...
30 Jul, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
Russia to boost Tajikistan army amid Afghanistan 'deterioration'Speaking in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe where he met his counterpart Sherali Mirzo, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow ha...
28 Jul, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Russia to hold Central Asia army drills near Afghan borderTroops from a Russian military base in Tajikistan and the Central Military District will take part in the games, the defence ministry said....
19 Jul, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
Russia holds military drills in Tajikistan amid Taliban offensiveMoscow is closely watching the offensive, concerned about the security of countries in ex-Soviet Central Asia where it maintains military b...
15 Jul, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
Servicemen who fled Taliban to Tajikistan being brought back to fight: Afghan government"Those that went to Tajikistan are coming back and are once again going to be in the service of the people and in the defence of Faizabad,"...
07 Jul, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
NSA Ajit Doval meets Russian counterpart in Tajikistan; discusses plans for bilateral interactionThe Beijing-based SCO is an eight-member economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organ...
24 Jun, 2021, 01.58 PM IST
Kyrgyzstan bars passengers from Tajikistan after deadly border violenceBorder disagreements between the three countries that share the fertile Fergana Valley -- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- stem fro...
26 May, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Jaishankar calls on Tajikistan Speaker; discusses parliamentary support for Indo-Tajik cooperationTajikistan shares a 1,400-km-long porus border with Afghanistan and has immense geo-strategic significance for India which has been providi...
31 Mar, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
S Jaishankar calls on Tajikistan President Rahmon; discusses expanding bilateral cooperationTajikistan shares a 1,400-km-long porus border with Afghanistan and has immense geo-strategic significance for India which has been providi...
30 Mar, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Tajikistan to attend key SCO conclaveThe meeting of the SCO's Council of Heads of Government (CHG) is also likely to review situation in Syria, Afghanistan and the Korean penin...
11 Oct, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
India keen to build quality infrastructure in Tajikistan: Nitin GadkariGadkari said: “New Delhi is willing to share Indian expertise in building quality infrastructure with Tajikistan.
22 Jun, 2018, 07.53 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi pitches for expanding scale of cooperation with TajikistanPM Narendra Modi will hold detailed discussions with President Emomali Rahmon on regional, bilateral and international issues of mutual int...
13 Jul, 2015, 04.11 PM IST
Xi Jinping to visit India, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and Maldives from next weekNational Security Advisor Ajith Doval is currently in Beijing holding talks with the Chinese officials to finalise Xi's programme in India.
09 Sep, 2014, 01.16 PM IST