India is developing the port of Chahbahar in Iran , so close to Balochistan province in Pakistan and it is a big security risk for Pakistan but sadly no Pakistani Government ever made any serious effort to stop it or raise voice against this ! On the other hand Indians are raising hell and crying against Pak China corridor which will be so beneficial for Pakistan's economy and future ! We need to learn from our enemy a few tips about foreign policy !!!!!!
Btw Soviet Union tried to reach these blue waters through Afganistan and then Iran. Rushia would have been building that port of Iran. I wonder what would've been the scenario in context with US-Iran relations.
Someone tell me
@TankMan sir please.
@Khurram2349 It isn't a direct security risk for Pakistan, so we can not ''raise voice'' against it since both India and Iran have the right to develop that port - technically, and according to international law, we can't do anything about it. But it is competition, and right now we are peacefully and legally competing by building our own port in Gwadar. However, If India attempts to sabotage the Gwadar and CPEC through terrorism or intelligence agency activity, Pakistan will have to do the same with Chabahar. For now, we should peacefully compete via the CPEC. There is no point raising voice against Chabahar or Iran, it will make Pakistan look insecure and immature to the international community and do us no good.
@Salik The Soviets did try to connect Russia to Iran through Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, but I doubt Chabahar was the only reason - they could access Iran through the Caspian Sea if they really wanted to.
As for the US reaction, it depends. If the Russians try to use Chabahar, there are two possibilities; either
a) the US will put pressure on Iran to stop them from co-operating with the Russians, or
b) the US will take a U-turn, alleviate pressure on Iran and try to get Iran on the US's side and then possibly even claim Chabahar for their own - just to deny it to the Russians, even if it doesn't give them any direct profit. This would've been a good idea in the Cold War, since the post-79 Iranian government wasn't too fond of the Soviets. Might be a little harder nowadays, but still a valid strategy.
But it hasn't happened yet, so this is speculation and we can't be sure.