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How Chabahar Port Deal Will Give India Access To Central Asia

The new agreement with Iran would open a trade route between South Asia and Central Asia via Iran, bypassing Karachi and Gwadar ports in Pakistan. The deal will give India access to the Central Asian region as there are plans to link the Chabahar port with the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) that connects India with Russia via Iran.

Megha Rawat

Updated May 13, 2024, 17:51 IST

India and Iran sign deal or Chabahar port

New Delhi: Strengthening economic ties between the two countries, India and Iran on Monday signed the contract on Chabahar Port for the next 10 years. But how would the deal give access to Central Asia? According to sources, India has been developing a terminal at the port in Chabahar, with a view to transport goods to Iran, and the land-locked countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Where is Chabahar Port Deal?

Chabahar is a deep water port located in the Sistan-Baluchistan province of Iran. It is the closest Iranian port to India, and is located in the open sea, providing easy and secure access for large cargo ships.

During the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Iran in May 2016, a Trilateral Agreement to establish the International Transport and Transit Corridor (Chabahar Agreement) was signed by India, Iran and Afghanistan. India is participating in the development of the first phase of the Shahid Behesti Terminal, Chabahar Port in cooperation with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

India has so far supplied 06 Mobile Habour Cranes (two 140 tons and four 100 tons capacity) and other equipment worth USD 25 Million.

The Indian company, India Ports Global Limited (IPGL), through its wholly owned subsidiary, India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ), took over the operations of the Chabahar Port with effect from December 24, 2018.

Since then, it has handled traffic of more than 90,000 TEUs of Container traffic and more than 8.4 MMT of Bulk and General Cargo. The port has also facilitated the supply of humanitarian assistance, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Till date, a total of 2.5 million tons of wheat and 2000 tons of pulses have been trans-shipped from India to Afghanistan through Chabahar Port. In 2021, India supplied 40,000 litres of environment friendly pesticide (Malathion) to Iran to fight locust menace through the port.

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