India takes over operations of Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

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India on Monday formally took over operations at Chabahar port in Iran, giving a major boost to the country’s efforts to support war-torn Afghanistan, people familiar with developments said.

New Delhi’s efforts to develop the port, which allows India to ship supplies to Afghanistan while bypassing Pakistan, received a fillip recently when Washington exempted Chabahar from Iran-related sanctions in November.

Iran formally handed over the port to India during a first meeting of the follow-up committee for the implementation of the Chabahar Agreement between Iran, Afghanistan, and India in the port city Tehran. The Indian side at the meeting was led by joint secretary (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran) Deepak Mittal of the external affairs ministry, while the Iranian team was led by Mohammad Ali Hassanzadeh, the deputy head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation, the people said.

“This is a major step forward in India’s efforts to support Afghanistan and also for regional cooperation,” an official in New Delhi said.

Also Read | Why the Chabahar Port agreement kills two birds with one stone

Behrouz Aqaei, director general of Sistan-Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Organisation, was quoted by Irna news agency as saying that India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) has “officially started to run Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar” and the company’s major tasks include loading and unloading operations, procurement and marketing.

The meeting discussed matters such customs tariffs, promoting customs transactions and rail transit, and the transportation process, Aqaei said.

The meeting also discussed finalising the protocol to harmonise transit, roads, customs and consular matters for making the port attractive and to decrease logistic costs.

Also Read | ‘Chabahar Port project will be an engine of growth for India, Iran and Afghanistan’

The Chabahar Agreement was signed in June 2015 and approved by Iran’s Guardian Council in November 2016.

Chabahar is being seen as a gateway for trade by India, Iran and Afghanistan with Central Asian countries.

According to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in May 2015, EXIM Bank is to extend a line of credit of $150 million for developing the port and another $85 million was allotted for supplying equipment to develop two berths at Chabahar.

Also Read: Opinion | India must lead the way but also step aside in South Asia

In a separate development, a senior official of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said on Monday that Iran and India are on the verge of finalising a “preferential trade” agreement that will come into force in the near future.

Mojtaba Mousavian, head of the Asia and Oceania Trade Office in the TPO, said talks between the two sides regarding the agreement have been fruitful and the pact is set to be implemented within the next month, Mehr news agency reported.

Mousavi an said each side will reduce tariffs on 80 to 100 products purchased from the other country.

According to Mousavian, urea, methanol, propane, tar, iron, butane, pistachio and dates are among the products shipped from Iran that will enjoy tariff reduction.

In exchange, Indian goods included in the initial list are rice, tea, carbon electrodes, paper, aluminum oxide, medical supplements and sesame.



https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...afghanistan/story-kWKZeStt1MfQR4s5Voz4fL.html

 

[KAMDEV]

long live indo iran friendship.

 

[MIRauf]

Poor Iranians, things they have to do to have few friends. Will India be a true friend at the end ?

 

[Arsalan 345]

i must say this is very strategic but i understand the relation between china and pakistan.with this indian move,you can see more chinese vessels in indian ocean.also pakistan to shift it's focus on iranian pakistani border because now there are more chances of attacks on our stategic positions inside balochistan.we have to make things more secure.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1077235168090349568

India on Monday formally took over operations at Chabahar port in Iran, giving a major boost to the country’s efforts to support war-torn Afghanistan, people familiar with developments said.

New Delhi’s efforts to develop the port, which allows India to ship supplies to Afghanistan while bypassing Pakistan, received a fillip recently when Washington exempted Chabahar from Iran-related sanctions in November.

Iran formally handed over the port to India during a first meeting of the follow-up committee for the implementation of the Chabahar Agreement between Iran, Afghanistan, and India in the port city Tehran. The Indian side at the meeting was led by joint secretary (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran) Deepak Mittal of the external affairs ministry, while the Iranian team was led by Mohammad Ali Hassanzadeh, the deputy head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation, the people said.

“This is a major step forward in India’s efforts to support Afghanistan and also for regional cooperation,” an official in New Delhi said.

Also Read | Why the Chabahar Port agreement kills two birds with one stone

Behrouz Aqaei, director general of Sistan-Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Organisation, was quoted by Irna news agency as saying that India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) has “officially started to run Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar” and the company’s major tasks include loading and unloading operations, procurement and marketing.

The meeting discussed matters such customs tariffs, promoting customs transactions and rail transit, and the transportation process, Aqaei said.

The meeting also discussed finalising the protocol to harmonise transit, roads, customs and consular matters for making the port attractive and to decrease logistic costs.

Also Read | ‘Chabahar Port project will be an engine of growth for India, Iran and Afghanistan’

The Chabahar Agreement was signed in June 2015 and approved by Iran’s Guardian Council in November 2016.

Chabahar is being seen as a gateway for trade by India, Iran and Afghanistan with Central Asian countries.

According to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in May 2015, EXIM Bank is to extend a line of credit of $150 million for developing the port and another $85 million was allotted for supplying equipment to develop two berths at Chabahar.

Also Read: Opinion | India must lead the way but also step aside in South Asia

In a separate development, a senior official of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said on Monday that Iran and India are on the verge of finalising a “preferential trade” agreement that will come into force in the near future.

Mojtaba Mousavian, head of the Asia and Oceania Trade Office in the TPO, said talks between the two sides regarding the agreement have been fruitful and the pact is set to be implemented within the next month, Mehr news agency reported.

Mousavi an said each side will reduce tariffs on 80 to 100 products purchased from the other country.

According to Mousavian, urea, methanol, propane, tar, iron, butane, pistachio and dates are among the products shipped from Iran that will enjoy tariff reduction.

In exchange, Indian goods included in the initial list are rice, tea, carbon electrodes, paper, aluminum oxide, medical supplements and sesame.



https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...afghanistan/story-kWKZeStt1MfQR4s5Voz4fL.html

Cha, Chah song being played again. Most of south-west Afghanistan is under Taliban control. Best of luck trying to trade through 'Talib country'.

 

[Path-Finder]

Cha, Chah song being played again. Most of south-west Afghanistan is under Taliban control. Best of luck trying to trade through 'Talib country'.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/latest-indian-bongie-you-cant-buy-an-afghan-only-rent-one.593192/

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Time to start pressure on Iran over Chahbahar.

Indians need to be sent back to only our Eastern border.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

The road from Chah Bahar, Iran terminates in South Western Afghanistan which is 'Taliban country' centred around Helmand province with Kandahar being the spiritual home of the Talibs. The region is vast and much of it not in control of Kabul. Exactly how Indian trucks are going to thread their way through Taliban held areas should be interesting. Much work for ISI I guess. Duckshoot comes to mind. Map below. Coloured areas are either Talib or contested regions of Afghanistan.

 

[Yankee-stani]

Simple let the Taliban bomb the Indian built highway in Afghanistan lol

Time to start pressure on Iran over Chahbahar.

Indians need to be sent back to only our Eastern border.

Iran probably only cares about the port not the Indians once the Indians are out of Afg I wont be suprised that they may want to co-op with the Chinese and Pakistanis

The road from Chah Bahar, Iran terminates in South Western Afghanistan which is 'Taliban country' centred around Helmand province with Kandahar being the spiritual home of the Talibs. The region is vast and much of it not in control of Kabul. Exactly how Indian trucks are going to thread their way through Taliban held areas should be interesting. Much work for ISI I guess. Duckshoot comes to mind. Map below. Coloured areas are either Talib or contested regions of Afghanistan.

All those Tata Jingle Trucks will be fresh meat for the Taliban

 

[Path-Finder]

The road from Chah Bahar, Iran terminates in South Western Afghanistan which is 'Taliban country' centred around Helmand province with Kandahar being the spiritual home of the Talibs. The region is vast and much of it not in control of Kabul. Exactly how Indian trucks are going to thread their way through Taliban held areas should be interesting. Much work for ISI I guess. Duckshoot comes to mind. Map below. Coloured areas are either Talib or contested regions of Afghanistan.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1076311270054350848

 

[Yankee-stani]

http://www.irna.ir/en/News/83146133

No worries tho its just a bloody MOU

@Indus Pakistan @Pan-Islamic-Pakistan

https://twitter.com/x/status/1076311270054350848

Even the Gangas admit oh shit we cant trust Iran

 

[Path-Finder]

http://www.irna.ir/en/News/83146133

No worries tho its just a bloody MOU

@Indus Pakistan @Pan-Islamic-Pakistan



Even the Gangas admit oh shit we cant trust Iran

The joint China/Pakistan effort which is being on one page, Thank God. This will be the force in this region that will play an important role. After 17 years the US is on the backfoot and they are now going to be bystanders and everyone is looking out for No.1 and not their partners interests.

 

[BringHarmony]

Afghanistan is a smaller part. From the looks of it, this is going to allow India trade with Russia and Eastern europe in longer terms.

 

[Nilgiri]

Cha, Chah song being played again. Most of south-west Afghanistan is under Taliban control. Best of luck trying to trade through 'Talib country'.

Well, Iran is waiting for the US to leave so it can start to openly deal with that particular situation. Can ask Iranian members like @Tokhme khar , @SOHEIL @haman10 etc

Example:

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/indi...-from-afghanistan.592910/page-2#post-11040179

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Even the Gangas admit oh shit we cant trust Iran

It's not a question of trust. Iran is the most sanctioned, isolated, ignored country on earth. It's like the most unpopular girl in the school who nobody wants even go near. Then somebody says 'hello' and of course she reacts positvely. But that is only because of the circumstances. Iran has it's own agenda like any country but right now they make big out of small crumbs that come their way. This being the Indian 'Chah' song.

Afghanistan is a smaller part. From the looks of it, this is going to allow India trade with Russia and Eastern europe in longer terms.

Agreed. Even Russia is small part of it. The real benefits is Chah will give India access to Mars.