US Should Take Advantage Of Chabahar Port Project, Not Impose Sanctions

After India and Iran signed a 10-year contract on Monday to develop the Chabahar Port project, US hinted that the agreement may draw sanctions. ( Image Source :PIB and X/SarbanandSonwal )

In yet another move to take their crawling bilateral ties to the next level, India and Iran have signed a 10-year contract to develop the Chabahar Port project that supersedes the previous agreement and seeks to enhance New Delhi’s strategic heft in the region. New Delhi and Tehran have been working on developing the deep sea port since 2003, while work on the strategically significant project has been carried out rather sluggishly by the respective governments in India. So far, the