WHY IS IRAN IMPORTANT TO INDIA?
UPSC PERSPECTIVE
Above topic is important for Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Under India and its neighbourhood-International Relations)
UPSC PRELIMS 2017-QUESTION
What is the importance of developing Chabahar port by India?
1. India’s trade with African countries will enormously increase.
2. India’s relations with oil-producing Arab countries will be strengthened.
3. India will not depend on Pakistan for Access to Afghanistan and Central Asia
4. Pakistan will facilitate and protect the installation of a gas pipeline between Iraq and India.
Answer-
3. India will not depend on Pakistan for Access to Afghanistan and Central Asia
India: Chabahar port hand-over on Track.
Sep 2018
“As per the agreement, we are now ready to hand over the port (Chabahar) to the Indian company. We have moved a step in the right direction already. We have provided a banking channel to India and India has accepted that formally,” Abbas Akhoundi, the visiting Iranian minister told Indian media. Mr. Akhoundi held discussions with his Indian counterpart Nitin Gadkari.
The first phase of Iran’s Chabahar port (Shahid Beheshti Port) holds significant strategic and economic importance for India. It is located on the Makran coast, Chabahar in southeastern Iran. Its location lies in the Gulf of Oman.
It is Iran’s only oceanic port located on the Gulf of Oman, southeast of Iran near the Pakistani border. It has been jointly developed by India, Iran, and Afghanistan.
The port will allow India to bypass Pakistan to transport goods to Afghanistan and Central Asia using a sea-land route.
Chabahar Port lies in the Persian Gulf in Iran and will help India in expanding its maritime commerce in the region.
IMPORTANCE
From Chabahar, the existing Iranian road network can link up to Zaranj in Afghanistan, about 883 km from the port. The Zaranj-Delaram road constructed by India in 2009 can give access to Afghanistan’s Garland Highway, setting up road access to four major cities in Afghanistan — Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, and Mazar-e-Sharif
CENTRAL ASIA (ASHGABAT AGREEMENT)
No need for checking at check-post.
THE NORTH-SOUTH TRANSPORT CORRIDOR
Improve trade of Russia and India.
INDIA WENT ON WITH THE PORT DEVELOPMENT DESPITE US’S WARNING
INDIA PLANS TO OPEN CHABAHAR PORT BY 2019
The United States indicated that it would expect India to reduce dependence on Iranian crude and ‘zero out’ energy ties with Tehran.
NO VIOLATION OF SANCTIONS?
India had earlier rushed some of its important ministers to Iran
to launch the initiative on various development projects and the two sides did so despite the US warning.
NOTES:
Iran also has its plan to benefit from the port.
As India is Iran’s largest customer hence the memorandum will help to increase economic growth and investment.
It will provide regional growth and prosperity by employment generation and GDP growth.
THE DEAL
IRAN, RUSSIA, TURKEY Discussed Non-Dollar Trade At Summit Tehran.
Not to trade in dollar rather than use GOLD for trade.
OIL
The USA told India not to trade of oil from Iran.
India is the second largest buyer from Iran after China.
Iran has provided may premiums to India for the trade of oil.
It can also help to reduce the import cost of oil to India.
THE TRUMP FACTOR
The trump administration is imposing serious economic costs on India through its misguided policies.
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