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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