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India To Expand Gas Pipeline To Myanmar Through Bangladesh
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On Dec 09, 2018 By:dailyindustry.com Source Link Click Here


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The Indian central government will initially spend Rs 700 billion (70,000 crore) to spread gas pipelines across the country.

It is also working out plans to expand gas network to Myanmar through Bangladesh, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. Dharmendra Pradhan was speaking at the three-day conference being organised jointly by National Corrosion Council of India, Karaikudi, SERPL, Central Electrochemical Research Institute and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The Indian central government is promoting gas based economy which needs a massive network of pipelines for transportation of natural gas to various corners of the country, he said. “In the first phase Rs 700 billion will be invested to spread gas pipeline network across the country,” the petroleum minister said while addressing the 19th National Conference on Corrosion Control organised.

Pradhan said India is planning to expand gas pipeline network to Myanmar through Bangladesh.

“Under this programme, pipelines are proposed to be constructed between Dhamra to Bangladesh and Siliguri to Bangladesh to export LNG gas according to the requirement of the neighbouring nation,” he said.

Turning to Odisha, Pradhan said the state needs a huge infrastructure to store, refine and transport the natural gas to the doorsteps of the industry from Paradip, Dhamra and Gopalpur.

He said Indian central government is contemplating to promote port-based industries in Odisha and also in other coastal states having natural ports.

A strategic oil reserve project will also be launched in Chandikhol after acquiring land there, said Pradhan. Read more
 
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This (BD, Burma) is the only direction in which India can build pipelines or trade networks, all other directions are blocked by China and Pakistan.

Isn't India an importer of LNG and suffering shortages? What sense does it make to export it?
 
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This (BD, Burma) is the only direction in which India can build pipelines or trade networks, all other directions are blocked by China and Pakistan.

Isn't India an importer of LNG and suffering shortages? What sense does it make to export it?
India imports crude and export petroleum products. :) One of the largest exports.
 
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This (BD, Burma) is the only direction in which India can build pipelines or trade networks, all other directions are blocked by China and Pakistan.

Isn't India an importer of LNG and suffering shortages? What sense does it make to export it?

That is economics
 
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This project has been dead since 2009. We shall not let it pass unless India gives us a corridor to China.
LOL...Why do you need land route to China?
Despite sharing a long border with China most of India-China trade happens via sea route. Most of the passes connecting India to China remain closed for six months in a year.
 
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This project has been dead since 2009. We shall not let it pass unless India gives us a corridor to China.
Connecting China through India is not viable. Do we want to reach Tibet through Nathu-la pass in Sikkim? This pass located in highest ridge of Himalayas which cut off in every winter due to heavy snow fall. Even India use this pass only for token communication with China.

Our only viable land route to China goes through myanmar. When China will build road connection from Kunming to Sittwe in Arakan, then there will be an opportunity to link Bangladeshi road in Cox's Bazar with that highway, thus establishing road connection with China. May be then China and Bangladesh will be able to persuade the burmese on interlinking Chinese road with that of with Bangladesh.
 
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LOL...Why do you need land route to China?
Despite sharing a long border with China most of India-China trade happens via sea route. Most of the passes connecting India to China remain closed for six months in a year.
It's always good to have options, my boy.
And it seems I was wrong. This gas pipeline project is dead...but not since 2009, but from 2005. Good luck reviving that.
Connecting China trough India is not viable. Do we want to reach Tibet through Nathu-la pass in Sikkim? This pass located in highest ridge of Himalayas which cut off in every winter due to heavy snow fall. Even India use this pass only for token communication with China.

Our only viable land route to China goes through myanmar. When China will build road connection from Kunming to Sittwe in Arakan, then there will be an opportunity to link Bangladeshi road in Cox's Bazar with that highway, thus establishing road connection with China. May be then China and Bangladesh will be able to persuade the burmese on interlinking Chinese road with that of with Bangladesh.
India have to give something in return...getting rid of the dumping duty on our products, could be a start too. And Myanmar have to give something as well. Taking back the Rohingyas will do.
 
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This project has been dead since 2009. We shall not let it pass unless India gives us a corridor to China.
Ok then don't, we have other ways. China already using Bangladesh to export its cheap goods free of duty to India. India should exclude Bangladesh from FTA.
Isn't India an importer of LNG and suffering shortages? What sense does it make to export it?
B'cuz of IOCL our WB is well developed to export but rest of the northeast is not thats where Bangladesh, Myanmar comes into picture.
 
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Will hardly have any impact on Bangladesh.
In fact you will lose more if Bangladesh starts importing less from India...go ahead cancel the FTA.

Bangladesh doesn't have any FTA with India in the first place.

Indian imposes numerous tariff and non-tariff barriers on Bangladeshi products to keep their domestic low-quality products competitive.
 
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