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Although the original Chabahar port agreement between India and Iran was signed in 2003, U.S. sanctions have consistently slowed down progress on the major connectivity project from India through Iran to Afghanistan and Central Asia. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos As the U.S. sanctions waiver for Iran’s Chabahar port ends on Sunday (April 26,…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians out of Gaza is “inhumane and unacceptable” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, adding that he discussed the need for all countries to speak in a united voice against it, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on…
The Shahid Beheshti Port at Chabahar connects Mumbai to Eurasia via the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC), reducing transport costs and time, leading to a 43% increase in vessel traffic and a 34% rise in container traffic for the financial year 2023-24, according to the Economic Survey released on Friday. Similarly, Sittwe Port in…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A high-level meeting between the Afghan Taliban leadership and senior Indian officials was organised is Dubai on Wednesday. From India, foreign secretary Vikram Misri attended the meeting, while from Afghanistan the acting foreign minister of the Taliban government Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi was present. The meeting assumes significance as New Delhi…
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Kazan, Russia: With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in the city of Kazan. India has expressed “deep concern” over the current…
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Kazan, Russia: With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in the city of Kazan. India has expressed “deep concern” over the current…
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Chabahar port is located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran’s southern coast. New Delhi: India on Friday said a “narrow view” should not be taken on the long-term agreement between New Delhi and Tehran on the Chabahar port project as it would benefit landlocked Afghanistan, Central Asia and the entire region. The remarks…
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This week marked a new chapter in India’s 20 year old interest in a port in Iran- Chabahar. On a visit to Tehran, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and his Iranian counterpart oversaw the signing of an agreement to develop the Shahid Beheshti terminal- one terminal in the warm water port just off Iran’s Sistan Baluchistan…
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