India is making its decisions on the basis of a third party's interests, for all the election-time braggadocio of the Prime Minister. 'Desh nahi jhukne doonga', anyone remember?
After Taliban foreign minister's visit, acting minister of commerce & industry Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi is currently on a five-day trip to India, along with a high-powered delegation.
For the project, India first received a sanctions waiver in November 2018 from Trump 1.0, but his administration rescinded it last month, threatening to complicate India's involvement.
India Ports Global Limited had signed a 10-year long term contract with Iran’s Port and Maritime Organization in May 2024 to develop the Chabahar port.
India's trade with Tehran has cratered since 2018 after US sanctions were reimposed on the West Asian country, and China has stepped into the resulting vacuum.
India has been using Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar to ship humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan. The 10-year deal will allow India to operate the terminal at the port.
Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is in Iran to sign a ‘crucial contract’, which Jaishankar said would clear the path for bigger investment in the port.
Jaishankar’s 2-day visit to Iran saw push to energise International North-South Transport Corridor connecting Indian ports to Russia via multi-modal transport corridor.
Speaking at the Indo Pacific Regional Dialogue, Sarbananda Sonowal says India also plans to expand inland water transportation to give a leg-up to regional partnerships.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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