After Chabahar, India eyeing Paira port B'desh

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MUMBAI: After bagging the strategically important Chabahar Port in Iran, the government is looking eastwards and is in discussions with Bangladesh to develop a similar facility in Paira.
India Ports Global, the joint venture between state-run JNPT and Kandla Port for overseas ports, is interested in the expressions of interest which have been invited for construction of Paira/Payra port in Bangladesh, the Shipping Ministry said in a release today.
"...talks are on between our Foreign Ministry and them (Bangladesh). Dhaka also wants us. We have sent a team there for studies," Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari told reporters, but did not disclose the port's location.

A media report in February had said China had evinced keen interest in building the Paira port. In what was taken as a reflection of the growing Indo-Bangladeshi ties, Dhaka had cancelled the deal and was about to award it to New Delhi.
The Narendra Modi government has been talking about an 'Act East' policy, as against the previous regime's 'Look East' policy, and the moves to build maritime infrastructure in Iran in the West and Bangladesh in the East seem to be part of that approach.
The move can also be construed as a reply to the aggressive play by China, which is developing a port in Colombo and Gwadar in Pakistan.
"The Shipping Ministry is closely following the developments in regard to the Paira port so as to secure our national and strategic interests," the release added.
It can be noted that China has embarked on what is referred to as 'string of pearls' strategy, under which it is creating such assets across the circumference of the Indian Peninsula in the Indian Ocean Rim region.
Gadkari's comments come days after New Delhi secured a deal to build the strategic Chabahar port in Iran with an initial capex commitment of US$ 500 million, which will help serve India's interests in the Gulf country coming out of sanctions, and in the broader region as well.
The minister today said an immediate benefit of developing the Chabahar port will be cheaper gas availability, which can help reduce the urea subsidy bill by Rs 45,000 crore.

 

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[nang2]

It is India's imagination on China's 'string of pearls' strategy. It has nothing to do with containing India but building a route to the countries to the west of China. It is mainly for trade. India sits right in the middle and separated by Himalaya. China has no option other than building routes around India.

 

[Eminent Mainstream Media]

It is India's imagination on China's 'string of pearls' strategy. It has nothing to do with containing India but building a route to the countries to the west of China. It is mainly for trade. India sits right in the middle and separated by Himalaya. China has no option other than building routes around India.

Please don't go by media says here- free media usually makes spicy headlines just to gain more readers or TRPs-

India too aims at reviving Its old trade routes including ones with China and every other country It had in the past-

 

[indiatester]

It is India's imagination on China's 'string of pearls' strategy. It has nothing to do with containing India but building a route to the countries to the west of China. It is mainly for trade. India sits right in the middle and separated by Himalaya. China has no option other than building routes around India.

I second what @Eminent Mainstream Media says.
There is lot of fertile imagination out there. Unfortunately in India that is put into news instead of fiction.
There is a lot of work and growth ahead for all of us both individually and together.

 

[Abingdonboy]

It is India's imagination on China's 'string of pearls' strategy. It has nothing to do with containing India but building a route to the countries to the west of China. It is mainly for trade. India sits right in the middle and separated by Himalaya. China has no option other than building routes around India.

India has similar aspirations to China- uplifting a MAMMOTH population out of poverty and ensuring them a bright future and this will embark on similar trade policies to China. The immature Indian media will label this as India "breaking the string of pearls" and other such nonsense but that is immaterial, they are only after their TRPs and have to make their headlines as sensational as possible.

 

[Mirza Jatt]

It is India's imagination on China's 'string of pearls' strategy. It has nothing to do with containing India but building a route to the countries to the west of China. It is mainly for trade. India sits right in the middle and separated by Himalaya. China has no option other than building routes around India.

We believe you. Thus. just creating space for our own trade to boost alongside China's. We have nothing to do with China vis a vis this so called String of Pearls.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

It is India's imagination on China's 'string of pearls' strategy. It has nothing to do with containing India but building a route to the countries to the west of China. It is mainly for trade. India sits right in the middle and separated by Himalaya. China has no option other than building routes around India.

So is India's Look East Policy, I hope Chinese do not continue to be insecure about this