India takes over operations of Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port

[Indus Pakistan]

Well not sure about Mars. But Chah will certainly give us leverage in keeping a watch on someones @rse. LOL

A few eggs and good fart should sort you guys out then ....

 

[xyxmt]

No, I like most people in Canada prefer to fly.

well you can travel by planes but most goods have to travel by road, so travel to California from Toronto would be toronto to Windsor to US to Highway 80 to California (or anywhere in between). 401 becomes one lane highway after Windsor so you can imagine rest of Canada country highways. Compared to Canada Pakistan has very small area and highways are better.

 

[BringHarmony]

well you can travel by planes but most goods have to travel by road, so travel to California from Toronto would be toronto to Windsor to US to Highway 80 to California (or anywhere in between). 401 becomes one lane highway after Windsor so you can imagine rest of Canada country highways. Compared to Canada Pakistan has very small area and highways are better.

The point was connectivity in winter. I know in winters a number of roads and even highways are closed in Canada. It is doubtful that China will be able to operate CPEC all year round. Not to mention during rains with landslides.

BTW, Canadian highways are better than the ones they are comparing against. KKH highway.

 

[manga]

The road from Chah Bahar, Iran terminates in South Western Afghanistan

No it doesn't.
If india have to trade with car nations from iran there is direct route into turkmenistan and further deep as much you can draw the lines till russia. No need to enter into afghanistan.

 

[prashantazazel]

So Indian trade routes and development work is at risk in Afghanistan because Pakistan can control Taliban.
Of course, Pakistan has no fear of backlash, since you guys hardly build anything in Afghanistan.

 

[艹艹艹]

The point was connectivity in winter. I know in winters a number of roads and even highways are closed in Canada. It is doubtful that China will be able to operate CPEC all year round. Not to mention during rains with landslides.

BTW, Canadian highways are better than the ones they are comparing against. KKH highway.

Such a huge project maybe unthinkable to canadians
Please as a reference

 

[TMA]

So Indian trade routes and development work is at risk in Afghanistan because Pakistan can control Taliban.
Of course, Pakistan has no fear of backlash, since you guys hardly build anything in Afghanistan.

Pakistan does not control Afghan Taliban. No-one but themselves control themselves....

 

[Agnihotra]

Finally we can say that we have true Ally in the Middle East.

i want to see Vikramaditya in Chahbhar one day, we also need to reserve some space of the port for permanent navy base to protect our Interest.

 

[BringHarmony]

Such a huge project maybe unthinkable to canadians
Please as a reference

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Problem is not building roads, problem is keeping it running all year round and efficiently. First do that then boast.

Chinese engineering is joke compared to Canadian engineering.

 

[艹艹艹]

Problem is not building roads, problem is keeping it running all year round and efficiently. First do that then boast.

Chinese engineering is joke compared to Canadian engineering.

Canadian engineering
As a vassal state of the United States, what great engineering do you have?

 

[kaykay]

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.

Well trade has already been started on smaller scale though on this route. Also Afghanistan is just one destination, It is a part of much more.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_North–South_Transport_Corridor

 

[bananarepublic]

The reason khunjarab pass is closed is mainly due to non-availability of specialized machinery and sufficient infrastructure .
Off road vehicles can travel to the pass but for trucks and heavy vehicles its dangerous

Vehicles can easily travel to sost which is a few kilometers from the pass

There are also other factors for the closure of the pass

 

[Khanate]

Dead project.

India can beat this horse all it likes but its... dead. The achilles heel of this project is Iran and Trump isn't backing down on Iran. Besides, Huawei and ZTE got a taste of what breaking US sanctions on Iran feels. Ask the Huawei executive right now how she feels about breaking US sanctions on Iran. No wonder European companies left Iran despite assurances from European Union.

• Chinese telecoms giants Huawei, ZTE incur wrath of Washington over Iran sanction violations (SCMP)
  
• Top Huawei executive arrested on suspicion of violating Iran sanctions (Axios)
• Chinese elites reel from shock of Huawei executive’s arrest (FT)
  
• Europe appears to buckle under US sanctions on Iran (The Straits Times)
• German firms lead exodus out of Iran (DW)
• 10 Companies Leaving Iran As Trump's Sanctions Close In (Forbes)

What does Pakistan have to offer to Afghans? You don't have even enough money to build your own damn dams.

Access to global markets.

Iran can't offer this as its under US sanctions. Not to mention, the production hubs are close to Pak-Afghan border. India doesn't even have a border with Afghanistan.

And ofcourse, if Pakistan's intelligence agencies can play spoil sport, so can Iranian and Indian ones too. Not to mention they have bigger budgets.

Money does not equal results.

US intelligence agencies have far bigger budgets than the meager resources of toiletless Gangus yet war in Iraq and Afghanistan didn't go as planned. All India will get is more Kulbhushan Jadhavs if it plays "spoil sport". Besides, the Iranians already know about your "spoil sport" plan.

Source: The Elephant in the Room: The Soviet Union and India’s Nuclear Program, 1967-1989

 

[Khanate]

Is this the one you are talking about?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_of_the_Karakoram_Highway

I see your map is aligning with the one present here.

National highway N-35.

From what is written in wikipedia, it seems Raikot to Khunjerab Pass and Khunjerab Pass itself are still part of this new reconstructed highway. The wikipedia states that there are no plans to upgrade Khunjerab Pass itself.

But then wikipedia is often out of date. Do you have some more recent articles that has plans of upgrading the Pass itself?


Please look at my post above.

And feel free to post articles or other news about upgrade to Khunjareb Pass. We can then update wikipedia as well.

I don't have local news from Pakistan. If you have local Pakistan based news covering CPEC in detail with regard to connectivity and its year round operation, feel free to post.

You are comparing winter conditions in Canada, a country located near the pole and with arguably the harshest winter weather, with Pakistan? I seriously have to question if you understand basic science.

As for your question, yes the highway network operates year round. I have myself travelled during winter without any issues.

 

[Sam.]

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