Chabahar port⛴️
๐ *Iran’s ๐ฎ๐ท Chabahar port* is located on the *Gulf of Oman*๐ด๐ฒ and is the only oceanic port of the country. The port gives access to the *energy-rich*๐ฅ *Persian Gulf nations’* southern coast.
๐ Iran formally handed over the port to *India*๐ฎ๐ณ during a first meeting of the follow-up committee for the implementation of the *Chabahar Agreement between Iran๐ฎ๐ท, Afghanistan๐ฆ๐ซ, and India๐ฎ๐ณ held in the port city Tehran.*
๐ The *Chabahar Agreement was signed ✍️in June 2015* and approved by Iran’s *Guardian Council* in November 2016.
*Importance for india*๐ฎ๐ณ
๐ *India can bypass Pakistan๐ต๐ฐ in transporting goods to Afghanistan.* Chabahar port will boost India’s access to Iran, the key gateway to the International North-South Transport Corridor that has sea, rail ๐ค️and road ๐ฃ️routes between India, Russia, Iran, Europe and Central Asia.
๐ Chabahar port will be beneficial to India in countering *Chinese๐จ๐ณ presence in the Arabian Sea*
๐ A significant boost in the import of *iron ore, sugar and rice๐พ to India.*
๐ Chabahar port will ensure in the *establishment of a politically sustainable connectivity between India and Afghanistan.*
*Some Important Points*๐
๐ India will, for the first time, allow *investment in rupees๐ณ in Iran.* This is a special arrangement, sources said, which is only allowed for *Nepal ๐ณ๐ตand Bhutan*๐ง๐น
๐ India is one of a handful of countries that continued trade links with Iran despite it being *isolated by Western countries against its disputed nuclear programme.* ☢️
๐ The project moved slowly because of western sanctions against Iran.
๐ The Chabahar port will cut✂️ transport costs/time for Indian goods *by a third* .
๐ The port project will be the *first overseas venture for an Indian state-owned port*
*Latest update*
๐ Iran to drop India from Chabahar rail project๐
Four years after India and Iran signed an agreement to construct a rail line from *Chabahar port to Zahedan,*
along the border with Afghanistan,
The Iranian government has decided to *proceed with the construction on its own,citing delays from the Indian side in funding and starting the project.*
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