Chabahar Port Inauguration

Iran will handover the strategic Chabahar port to an Indian company within a month for operation as per an interim pact, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said Thursday.

The first phase of a strategic Iranian port -- which India is developing to open a trade route to Afghanistan and central Asia, bypassing Pakistan -- was inaugurated today. The Chabahar port is crucial as Pakistan does not allow India to send goods to Iran and Afghanistan through its territory by land. It is also expected to act as a counter to the...

The first phase of Chabahar port, which will open up a new strategic transit route among Iran, India and Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan, will be inaugurated today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said good ports are essential for India's progress as he laid the foundation stone for half a dozen projects worth Rs 993 crore related to development of Kandla Port. Noting that Kandla has emerged as a key port in Asia, PM Modi said once Iran's Chabahar Port is developed with Indian assistance, the maritime f...

Iran will handover the strategic Chabahar port to an Indian company within a month for operation as per an interim pact, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said Thursday.

The first phase of a strategic Iranian port -- which India is developing to open a trade route to Afghanistan and central Asia, bypassing Pakistan -- was inaugurated today. The Chabahar port is crucial as Pakistan does not allow India to send goods to Iran and Afghanistan through its territory by land. It is also expected to act as a counter to the...

The first phase of Chabahar port, which will open up a new strategic transit route among Iran, India and Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan, will be inaugurated today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said good ports are essential for India's progress as he laid the foundation stone for half a dozen projects worth Rs 993 crore related to development of Kandla Port. Noting that Kandla has emerged as a key port in Asia, PM Modi said once Iran's Chabahar Port is developed with Indian assistance, the maritime f...