India and Tajikistan have signed key agreements in the field of culture and human resource development after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.
Programme of Cooperation (POC) between Ministries of Culture of India and Tajikistan in the field of Culture for the years 2016-18. The agreement envisages cooperation in the field of culture through exchange of expertise in protection, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage in both countries. The other agreement deals with the exchange of Note Verbale (NV) on setting up of Computer Labs in 37 Schools in Tajikistan.
- Capital of Tajikistan – Dushanbe.
- Tajikistan relies heavily on Russian assistance, and there are some 23,000 Russian troops guarding Tajikistan’s borders—against weapons, drugs, and Islamic extremists.
- Currency – Somoni.
- Tajikistan was the poorest republic of the Soviet Union and is the poorest country in Central Asia as well as in the former Soviet Union today.
What are the Countries that end with “Tan”?
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan,Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Bhutan.