In the pre- JCPOA period, there was a carve out for our involvement in Chabahar, on account of its contribution to facilitating trade and development effort in Afghanistan, also a declared US objective.
That Iran has stuck to the long-promised collaboration with India is testimony to its desire to steer clear of power games played by both China and the US.
CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Any relief from sanctions is welcome, perhaps one should not look a gift horse in the mouth. However, it all seems very transactional. First, the legitimacy of the Iran sanctions is itself dubious. Then, depending on its own self interest, the US decides, whether to grant an exemption. We don’t want oil prices to rise too much, or Chabahar port gives Afghanistan access, so we make an exception. It may be better for the rest of the world to act in concert, in order that the village headman does not decide what game goes into each family’s pot on Sunday.
Any relief from sanctions is welcome, perhaps one should not look a gift horse in the mouth. However, it all seems very transactional. First, the legitimacy of the Iran sanctions is itself dubious. Then, depending on its own self interest, the US decides, whether to grant an exemption. We don’t want oil prices to rise too much, or Chabahar port gives Afghanistan access, so we make an exception. It may be better for the rest of the world to act in concert, in order that the village headman does not decide what game goes into each family’s pot on Sunday.