I just hope due to joining IPI pipeline. India gets kicked out from the nuclear energy assitance from the United States. India should clearly not support Iran, and this deal will definately help them get more momentum during the time of sanctions.
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I just hope due to joining IPI pipeline. India gets kicked out from the nuclear energy assitance from the United States. India should clearly not support Iran, and this deal will definately help them get more momentum during the time of sanctions.
April 6, 2007
Pakistan offers to sell Iran gas to India
NEW DELHI, April 6 (UPI) -- Pakistan has reportedly offered to sell Iranian gas to India to ease its neighbor's concerns about pipeline security and other issues involving Iran.
The Pakistan plan, which adds a new phase to the controversial three-nation gas pipeline project, was offered by Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in New Delhi for a South Asian regional summit, the Press Trust of India reported Friday.
The plan calls for selling the Iranian gas at the India-Pakistan border, thereby removing India's concerns about safe transit of the gas through Pakistani territory, or having to deal with Iran, which faces U.N. sanctions for its nuclear program, the report said.
Under the plan proposed to India's petroleum minister, Pakistan would buy 2.1 billion cubic feet per day of gas from Iran, use half of it for its use and then sell the other half at the India-Pakistan border.
Aziz also offered to negotiate an acceptable price with Iran and take care of transporting the gas to the border. India's response to the proposal was not immediately divulged.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2007/04/06/pakistan_offers_to_sell_iran_gas_to_india/
I second that.This idea does not seem feasible to me. Primarily because this will mean that Pakistan and Iran have a bilateral agreement to buy gas as opposed to Pakistan being a third party in the India-Iran gas deal.
This is new for me, got any links to support your claim?Iran has assured India that in case of hostilities with Pakistan, the gas supply to the pipeline will be cut off if Pakistan cuts off gas supplies to us.
Imho Pakistan sould seek an unconditional bilateral agreement regardless if India becomes a full player or not.But if this formula is accepted that means that Iran cannot stop the gas supplies while Pakistan can. So i dont think it will be accepted.
It was in the newspapers a LONG time back. I'l search for it, but i dont know whether i can find it. This was when India was still reluctant to the IPI idea through Pakistan. That time Pakistan was not involved in the deal. That was when India was looking at various options like an undersea pipeline.This is new for me, got any links to support your claim?
That is the Pakistani establishments' call not ours. Though i dont think Pakistan has enough money to go for the entire pipeline itself. Thi way, Pakistan needs to barely put money up, they get gas, as well as a good trasit fees. It doesnt get any better than this for Pakistan.Imho Pakistan sould seek an unconditional bilateral agreement regardless if India becomes a full player or not.
We should not put our needs at risk in case of any manipulation or dirty game by India in war time crisis. India will be receiving gas from Bay of Bengal around 2010 and will be less vulnerable to sabotage from Pakistan. We otoh need the gas and don't have other alternatives unless major finds occur in near future.
I'm talking about Indian cells in Afghanistan feeding the insurgents in Balochistan. India is capable of staging major sabotage by these insurgents and blaming Pakistan for it.
Your governemt is much better in blaming than ours.