Iran “not concerned” by Indian threat to cut oil imports

[Chinese-Dragon]

Not to mention Donald Trump who's gonna improve american infrastructure , and buy us all more oil .

What do you mean? USA is pumping large amounts of Shale right now.

 

[Śakra]

Companies including Reliance Industries Limited (E&P), RNRL, Vikas WSP Limited have expressed interest in exploring in India, which is estimated to hold 500 to 2,000 trillion cubic meter of recoverable shale gas.[34]

Once we develop this we can cut all imports from the ayatollah.

 

[xyxmt]

India is doing as USA is telling it to do. India is trying to exploit Iran on USA call.

No, as CIA reports has pointed out That Indian have inferiority complex and they are just trying to overcome that disease. They try to pressure any country who they think is dependent on their trade, just look around and see the situation with Sri Lanka, BD, Nipal. This time they are using that tactic on a wrong country, Iranians might just kick them out of Chabahar

 

[Sam.]

No, as CIA reports has pointed out That Indian have inferiority complex and they are just trying to overcome that disease. They try to pressure any country who they think is dependent on their trade, just look around and see the situation with Sri Lanka, BD, Nipal. This time they are using that tactic on a wrong country, Iranians might just kick them out of Chabahar

If wishes were horses,beggars would ride.

 

[Sam.]

@Serpentine @haman10

This is much inside thinking of Indian bureaucrat thinking regarding the issue.

 

[Kabira]

LONDON: Iran's oil minister dismissed India's decision to cut oil imports from Tehran in 2017/18 by a fifth as a threat on Wednesday, in an escalation of a dispute over a giant gas field contract.

Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last week that Indian state refiners were going to cut oil imports from Iran, as New Delhi seeks to put pressure on Tehran to award the Farzad B gas field to an Indian consortium.

"India is one of our good costumers, but we cannot sign (a) contract under threat," Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying by Iran's ISNA news agency.

"India's cut of oil imports from Iran will not cause any trouble to us as we have other buyers," he added.

Zanganeh said despite an extension of deadlines, India has not offered an acceptable proposal for the development of the gas field.

"Their proposal was not profitable to Iran ... We sent (the) Indians a letter and told them we are keen to continue negotiations, but under sensible conditions, not under threats."

India, Iran's biggest oil buyer after China, was among a handful of countries that continued to deal with the Tehran despite Western sanctions over its nuclear programme.

A consortium headed by ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of Indian explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp, discovered Farzad B in the Farsi offshore block in 2008.

The consortium, which also includes Oil India and Indian Oil Corp, could not obtain permission to develop the field due to Western sanctions, but those sanctions were removed last year.

India and Iran had both been hopeful of wrapping up the Farzad B deal by March, although Zanganeh said Iran has asked other countries to submit their proposals for its development.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/196679-Iran-not-concerned-by-Indian-threat-to-cut-oil-imports

 

[JetCool]

Is that why they are seeking Strategic partnership with India ?

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Is that why they are seeking Strategic partnership with India ?

That's a pretty interesting question.

Given that India is a US ally, and that they have made threats against Iran in the oil sector (according to the Iranian government), Iran is still seeking a "strategic relationship" with India.

Maybe they feel the die has already been cast, that they have already invested too much into their relationship with India to give it up now. Especially since it has come at the cost of their relationships with other countries already.

 

[JetCool]

That's a pretty interesting question.

Given that India is a US ally, and that they have made threats against Iran in the oil sector (according to the Iranian government), Iran is still seeking a "strategic relationship" with India.

Maybe they feel the die has already been cast, that they have already invested too much into their relationship with India to give it up now. Especially since it has come at the cost of their relationships with other countries already.

That was a rhetorical question. The answer is pretty obvious.

India is also pretty friendly with Israel. Arch enemy of Iran.

Iran needs India to watch its back .w.r.t pakistan, since its shares a border with pakistan. The same way Russia needs India due to a common border with China.

Sometimes geography is everything.

 

[Śakra]

That was a rhetorical question. The answer is pretty obvious.

India is also pretty friendly with Israel. Arch enemy of Iran.

Iran needs India to watch its back .w.r.t pakistan, since its shares a border with pakistan. The same way Russia needs India due to a common border with China.

Sometimes geography is everything.

How very Chanakayan of them: make enemies with your neighbours and alliances with their neighbours

 

[JetCool]

How very Chanakayan of them: make enemies with your neighbours and alliances with their neighbours

Its pretty basic. Its the same reason china has good relations with pakistan. Both share a common border with India.

 

[ashok321]

On one hand India issues threats to Iran. On the other, it builds Chabahar port rapidly.

Idiosyncratic & unseasoned Modian government.