US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a 2015 nuclear deal and penalize financial institutions for doing business with Tehran is clouding Chabahar's viability
The ambitious International North South Transport Corridor, through Chabahar port is India's gateway to Central Asia, Afghanistan and Russia
While it's unclear whether China will take up Iran's offer, the involvement of a cash-rich and expansionist Beijing would almost certainly speed up development of the port
The move may be seen as Zarif's bid to allay concerns here over the Indian involvement in the Iranian port
The Chabahar port is being considered a gateway to golden opportunities for trade by India, Iran and Afghanistan
India starts sending wheat to Af via Iran's Chabahar Port
India has committed $500 million to the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman
India has been closely working with Afghanistan and Iran to create alternative, reliable access routes for trade
India has committed $500 mn to build the port to bypass Pakistan
India has committed $500 million to the Chabahar port that it is building as a way to bypass rival Pakistan and crack open a route to Afghanistan.
The shipment was flagged off from the Kandla port in Gujarat with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani joining the ceremony through video conferencing
The trilateral pact was inked during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tehran in May 2016
Gadkari is in Tehran to represent India at the oath taking ceremony of Prez Hassan Rouhani
Kandla port will be directly linked with Chabahar, thereby making it an important port in Asia
Gadkari had visited Tehran in May 2015 and both nations had inked pact to develop the Chabahar Port
Move assumes geopolitical significance because China is marching ahead in executing the Gwadar Port
He emphasised that it will provide impetus to the trade between India and Afghanistan
Chabahar port in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich nation's southern coast lies outside the Persian Gulf
He said that all the three nations are keen on expediting tripartite transit agreement on the Chabahar port
Despite concerns expressed by a few Senators, the Obama Administration has not expressed any objection to the recent signing of a pact by India and Iran