Chabahar port⛴️

 ๐Ÿ”– *Iran’s ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Chabahar port* is located on the *Gulf of Oman*๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ and is the only oceanic port of the country. The port gives access to the *energy-rich*๐Ÿ’ฅ *Persian Gulf nations’* southern coast.

๐Ÿ”– Iran formally handed over the port to *India*๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ during a first meeting of the follow-up committee for the implementation of the *Chabahar Agreement between Iran๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท, Afghanistan๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ, and India๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ held  in the port city Tehran.*

๐Ÿ”– The *Chabahar Agreement was signed ✍️in June 2015* and approved by Iran’s *Guardian Council* in November 2016.



*Importance for india*๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

๐Ÿ”– *India can bypass Pakistan๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ 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 ๐Ÿ›ค️and road ๐Ÿ›ฃ️routes between India, Russia, Iran, Europe and Central Asia.

๐Ÿ”– Chabahar port will be beneficial to India in countering *Chinese๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ presence in the Arabian Sea*

๐Ÿ”– A significant boost in the import of *iron ore, sugar and rice๐ŸŒพ to India.*

๐Ÿ”– Chabahar port will ensure in the *establishment of a politically sustainable connectivity between India and Afghanistan.*



*Some Important Points*๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”– India will, for the first time, allow *investment in rupees๐Ÿ’ณ in Iran.* This is a special  arrangement, sources said, which is only allowed for *Nepal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตand Bhutan*๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น

๐Ÿ”– 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.* ☢️

๐Ÿ”– The project moved slowly because of western sanctions against Iran.

๐Ÿ”– The Chabahar port will cut✂️ transport costs/time for Indian goods *by a third* . 

 ๐Ÿ”– The port project will be the *first overseas venture for an Indian state-owned port*


*Latest update*

๐Ÿ”– Iran to drop India from Chabahar rail project๐Ÿš†


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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