Afghanistan to get access to India via Iran

[Aarush]

Chalo ishi bath pay 1 shayari,

Hum apni dil ki bath sabh say keh nahi pathay,
Hum apni dil ki bath sabh say keh nahi pathay,
Aur jisay apna samajkar kehthey hai woh samaj nahi pathay.

continuation....
wo samaj nai paate , hamein iska afsos nai..
afsos to hai..samaj ke bi na samaj hona...

 

[OrionHunter]

Ok, back on topic!

India’s interest in Chabahar is more about bypassing Pakistan for access to Central Asia. A sea-route to Iran offers a better alternative to a land route through India’s western neighbors. Tense relations with Pakistan and the difficult terrain and security risks of the Afghanistan-Pakistan land corridor make port-to-port trade with Tehran significantly more desirable. But given the scale of the project and political, logistical and financial limitations, a potential Indian-Iranian ocean trade corridor is more of a long-term project for both countries.

From March 3, 2014, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, which is south of Mumbai and is India’s busiest container port, will develop loading facilities in Chabahar. Kandla Port, which is located in western India’s Gujarat state and is India’s biggest cargo handler by volume, will help establish dry bulk handling facilities at Chabahar.

Iran has been increasingly interested in developing its trade infrastructure; earlier the same day, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s international affairs adviser, Ali Akbar Velayati, called for a trade corridor between Chabahar and the Russian city of St. Petersburg.

So it's going to be a sea-land connect between India and Iran, Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics. Once it becomes fully operational, the sky would be the limit where trade between these countries is concerned!

Not only that, there's the India-Iran-Oman-UAE oil pipeline too, most of it underwater...

So, there's a lot going on between India and the Middle East as well as the CAR.

Cheers!

 

[Reviewer21]

Ok, back on topic!

India’s interest in Chabahar is more about bypassing Pakistan for access to Central Asia. A sea-route to Iran offers a better alternative to a land route through India’s western neighbors. Tense relations with Pakistan and the difficult terrain and security risks of the Afghanistan-Pakistan land corridor make port-to-port trade with Tehran significantly more desirable. But given the scale of the project and political, logistical and financial limitations, a potential Indian-Iranian ocean trade corridor is more of a long-term project for both countries.

From March 3, 2014, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, which is south of Mumbai and is India’s busiest container port, will develop loading facilities in Chabahar. Kandla Port, which is located in western India’s Gujarat state and is India’s biggest cargo handler by volume, will help establish dry bulk handling facilities at Chabahar.

Iran has been increasingly interested in developing its trade infrastructure; earlier the same day, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s international affairs adviser, Ali Akbar Velayati, called for a trade corridor between Chabahar and the Russian city of St. Petersburg.

So it's going to be a sea-land connect between India and Iran, Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics. Once it becomes fully operational, the sky would be the limit where trade between these countries is concerned!

Not only that, there's the India-Iran-Oman-UAE oil pipeline too, most of it underwater...

So, there's a lot going on between India and the Middle East as well as the CAR.

Cheers!

so overall pakistan problem is sorted out . BTW has work of these two projects started or is yet to begin?

 

[OrionHunter]

so overall pakistan problem is sorted out . BTW has work of these two projects started or is yet to begin?

• Delaram–Zaranj Highway, also known as Route 606.
• Length about 200km
• It connects Delaram (border city of Afghanistan) to Zaranj (Capital of Nimruz province of Afghanistan).
• India totally financed this project. (about 600 crore rupees).
• Border Roads Organization (BRO) of India, has constructed this highway.
• Construction started in 2005, and in 2009 the road was opened for public use.
• During the construction of this highway,Taliban killed about 130 workers, including 4 Indians from BRO.

So far, all the roadway construction is finished.

India has also finalized a plan to build a 900 km long railway line from Bamian Province in Afghanistan to Chabahar port. SAIL has landed an exploration contract in theHajigak coal fields located in the Bamiyan Province 130 km west of Kabul. This region is believed to have iron ore reserves of around 1.8 billion tonnes containing around 62% ferrous iron worth $3 trillion according to Afghan-Soviet studies of the region in the 1960s.

Where the Chabahar port project is concerned, the work commenced in 2011.

India and Iran are discussing building a gas pipeline between the two countries along the bed of the Arabian Sea to bypass Pakistan, using the Chabahar port. Both the countries are pondering the delivery of natural gas produced in Turkmenistan with Indian assistance to north Iran which will send natural gas from its southern deposits to Indian consumers. This pipeline is conceived by India to replace the proposed IPI gas pipeline.

Then there's the deep under-water gas pipeline being constructed from Oman/UAE to India (Kandla and Mumbai) under the Arabian Sea.

There's a lot going on out there, what?

 

[PakEye]

There is a dedicated section for all shyaris..please post there...

Poetry can't be limited only for the love ( or in a dedicated section ) it is a very easy and wide way for expression the point of view

 

[PakEye]

Iran, Afghanistan and India sign a M.O.U which will give Kabul access to India via Iran's Port, .Afghan foreign ministry spokesman Shakib Mostaghni said Afghanistan will connect to India via Iran in the near future, Iranian IRNA news agency reported on March 31.

I think Afghanistan or Iran both countries are not able to invest the huge amount in this project at present or in future the Investment factor will be the Indian responsibility

 

[Serpentine]

I think Afghanistan or Iran both countries are not able to invest the huge amount in this project at present or in future the Investment factor will be the Indian responsibility

It's probable that in less than a year, sanctions are removed and $80 billions of frozen assets belonging to Iran will be freed and considering all the other sources of income, Iran would be able to fund even the whole project. We should just wait a little bit.

 

[Elucid]

Good development. It is important for Afghanistan to circumvent Pakistan. Afghan dependency on Pakistan has caused much corruption in latter's strategic thought like in the 90's Pakistan couldnt help but indulge in Afghan civil war and went on to pick a side instead of letting the Afghan kill each other. Afghan independence off pakistan is good for pakistan in the long run. Afghanistan shouldnt feature in pakistani strategic equations.

 

[PakEye]

It's probable that in less than a year, sanctions are removed and $80 billions of frozen assets belonging to Iran will be freed and considering all the other sources of income, Iran would be able to fund even the whole project. We should just wait a little bit.

$ 80 Billions will be release after the lifting of UN sanctions on Iran and American satisfaction on limitation of Iran's nuclear program.
What is the reason of your assumption that share of Iran will be the major or equal to India ?
the transit route is the desire of India and Afghanistan, The Iran will be the facilitator .."Only"

 

[PakEye]

Good development. It is important for Afghanistan to circumvent Pakistan. Afghan dependency on Pakistan has caused much corruption in latter's strategic thought like in the 90's Pakistan couldnt help but indulge in Afghan civil war and went on to pick a side instead of letting the Afghan kill each other. Afghan independence off pakistan is good for pakistan in the long run. Afghanistan shouldnt feature in pakistani strategic equations.

Land locked Afghanistan's all trade is possible through Pak-Afghan Transit Trade the Pakistan's and Afghanistan Pushtu Population is living both sides of Durand Line Half in Pakistan and Half in Afghanistan both countries are natural needs of each others the temporary circumstances can't separate the neighbors .