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India Chabahar Port : India's influence will be visible on the so-called Chabahar port, which is important for many countries including Pakistan, China, America. For this, an important agreement is to be signed between Iran and India today. After this, Chabahar port will come under the control of India for 10 years. India's Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is scheduled to reach Tehran today to strengthen ties between the two countries and sign an agreement regarding the Chabahar port.
India will get Chabahar Port, tension will increase between Pakistan and China!
After India's occupation of Chabahar port, tension between Pakistan and China will increase. Apart from this, India's reach will also increase towards Iran and Central Asia. According to media reports, for the first time India will take control of a port on foreign soil. Chabahar port will strengthen India's connectivity with the Eurasian region including Iran and Central Asia.
India will give tough competition to Pakistan-China!
Through Chabahar Port, India will be able to compete with Pakistan's Gwadar Port and China's Belt and Road Project. Through Chabahar port, India will be able to reach Afghanistan and Central Asia bypassing Pakistan. This port will be connected to INSTC (International North South Transport Corridor) in the near future, thereby increasing India's reach to St. Petersburg, Russia.
Prime Minister Modi had signed an agreement to develop the port
Chabahar Project is an ambitious project of the Government of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Iran in 2016, where he signed an agreement to develop the Chabahar port. Then in the year 2018, former President of Iran Hassan Rouhani came to India. He discussed India's role on Chabahar port in New Delhi.
India takes control of Shaheed Beheshti Terminal
There will be a new MoU between India and Iran for 10 years and it can be extended further. Under this agreement, India has got control only of Shaheed Beheshti Terminal. Afghanistan is also a partner in this port. In 2016, India signed a trilateral agreement with Iran and Afghanistan to develop the Shahid Beheshti Termil.
Importance of Chabahar Port
Chabahar Port is connected to the Gulf of Oman and is Iran's first deep water port. This port connects Iran to other countries by sea route. This port also connects Iran's border with Pakistan. The construction of Gwadar port in Pakistan is in the hands of China. Chabahar Airport is part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). It is a project connecting the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea to Iran and Northern Europe to Russia via St. Petersburg.