How India Unlocks Eurasia Gateway through Chabahar Port?

India & Iran finalize strategic Chabahar port development pact spanning operations, connectivity & trade after prolonged negotiations

Chabahar gateway provides India direct access to Afghanistan & Central Asia, bypasses dependence on land route via Pakistan.

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Port links India to INSTC corridor & proposed IMEC route - gateways to Eurasian markets, Europe for exports boost.

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$8 billion project funded by India involves port infrastructure, free trade zone - aims positioning Chabahar as regional transit hub.

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Geostrategic counterweight to China's expanding footprint via BRI & CPEC corridors in West Asia, Middle East heartland.

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Initiative showcases India's benign large power credentials, constructive partnership respecting national agency unlike Beijing.

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Leverages deep civilizational ties between India & Iran to stabilize an extended neighborhood where no single actor dominates.

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Energy security core focus, access to Central Asia resources, balancing China's control over oil/gas assets across region.

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Operationalization timelines unclear but China's debt-trap warnings make regional players look favorably at Indian model led by consultative ethos.

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Despite execution delays, India perseveres playing long game with Chabahar aligned to destiny as inheritor of Persian legacy binding emerging Eurasian axis

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