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Iran, India Open New Chapter In Relations – Analysis ( Source- Eurasia Review / Author- Mehraveh Kharazmi)

Indo-Iranian Chabahar Port ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / Amirhossein Nikroo) Source- Eurasia Review Author- Mehraveh Kharazmi Iran and India are going through a new stage in their bilateral relations. The two countries, which have maintained cordial relations characterized by low tension in the past centuries, are now opening a new chapter, whose impact can even transcend the limits of their bilateral ties. Iran’s relations with India, which had become restricted to import of non-essential goods from India in return for selling Iran’s crude to Indian oil companies due to anti-Iran sanctions and because Tehran did not have much of an option, have now entered a totally different phase. This is true because following the endorsement and implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran has now more options for the establishment of political and economic relations with various coun

Chabahar: The ‘missing’ link to Eurasia ( Source- Russia & India Report / Author- Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra)

Chabahar Port, Iran ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Amirhossein Nikroo) Source- Russia& India Report Author- Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra The southeastern Iranian port Chabahar is a crucial link in the INSTC. India signed an agreement with Iran in May 2015 to develop this port. The multimodal transport link, when operationalized, will galvanise Eurasian trade. India’s Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari visited Tehran to give concrete shape to the Chabahar development project, conceived over a decade ago but stalled due to international sanctions on Iran. With the sanctions girdle set to loosen, India’s involvement in developing the port will be crucial. Chabahar will be connected to Milak, close to the Afghan border, and into Afghanistan through the Indian built Zaranj-Delaram highway. This section is part of the broader INSTC project that links Eurasian nations, from Russia in the north to India in the south, through Central Asia. The corridor can fur

India, Iran, and the West ( Source- The Diplomat, Author- Hrishabh Sandilya)

Chabahar Port, Iran ( Image credits- Flickr/ Author- Afshin Iranpour) Source- The Diplomat Author- Hrishabh Sandilya Late in October, the Indian cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made a final decision to support the Iranian Chabahar port project on the shores of the Arabian Sea. Although the news of this decision was lost to a world focused on elections and the Ebola pandemic, it remains a significant development in the context of Asian security, and embodies a confident new direction in Indian foreign policy. It also provides the West with a trustworthy partner to help with negotiations with Iran. The much-touted port project is located in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran’s restive border province that abuts Pakistan in the south-east of the country. Not even a hundred kilometers separate Chabahar from Gwadar, another mega port project located in Pakistan’s Baluchistan region, which was completed in 2006 with Chinese support. The Pakistani government was keen