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India in talks with Iran, US over Chabahar port as sanctions waiver ...
22 hours ago ... India's government is in continuing talks with both Iran and the United States over the future of the strategic Chabahar port, with the expiry of a ...
Is India's Chabahar dream in Iran dead? - Al Jazeera
New Delhi, India — Relations between the United States and India are at a crossroads yet again: this time, over New Delhi’s decade-long investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port.India’s most ambitious connectivity project in its extended neighbourhood now potentially faces a dead end after a US waiver on sanctions imposed on the project expired on Sunday, with no signs of its revival from Washington. The port has been the centrepiece of India’s hopes of building a trade and transit corridor with landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asia.The US has been pressuring Iran’s economy towards collapse through an aggressive sanctions regime aimed at choking off its revenue streams, under its “maximum pressure” campaign.The latest is the naval blockade against Iran’s ports, while Tehran claims control over the Strait of Hormuz. India is heavily dependent on the narrow sea route for energy supply, and has been negotiating with Iran to secure passage.So is India’s Chabahar dream dead now?A security person looks on at oil docks at the port of Kalantari in Chabahar, 300km (186 miles) east of the Strait of Hormuz, January 17, 2012 [Raheb Homavandi/Reuters]What’s in Chabahar port for India?In southeastern Iran, perched on the Gulf of Oman, the Chabahar port comprises two terminals: Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti. India has been involved in the Shahid Beheshti and has invested at least $120m in equipping it.The port has been hailed as a cornerstone of India’s economic and strategic ambitions over the last two decades, because of its geography.At the moment, Pakistan — India’s archrival and nuclear-armed neighbour — stands between India and landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asia. Because of persistent tensions with Pakistan, a land route to Afghanistan and the Central Asian nations is not an option for India.The Chabahar port allows India to circumvent that problem using a maritime route – shipping between the Iranian port and Iran’s west coast, and then road and rail transit through Iran to Afghanistan and Central Asia. It is a method India has used repeatedly over the past decade.There is a second, strategic reason why the port matters to India.In November 2016, Pakistan inaugurated the China-funded deep-sea port of Gwadar at the mouth of the Gulf of Oman. It is a commercial port, but China’s influence there has meant that India has long feared it could be used to either economically or militarily challenge India through maritime naval operations.Chabahar offers an escape:...
Chabahar Port Uncertainty Grows As India Engages US, Iran After Waiver ...
India on Monday said discussions are ongoing with both Iran and the United States regarding the future of the Chabahar port project, following the expiry of the US sanctions waiver on 26 April.
India Engages in Talks with Iran and US on Chabahar Port Amid Sanction ...
The Indian government confirms ongoing discussions with Iran and the United States regarding the Chabahar port project following the expiration of a US sanctions waiver. The current conflict adds complexity to negotiations aimed at enhancing connectivity to Afghanistan and fostering trade with Central Asia.
