Iran to lease part of Chabahar port to India for 18 months

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Iran to lease part of Chabahar port to India for 18 months
Narendra Modi held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday to boost cooperation in key areas of security, trade and energy, after which the two sides inked nine pacts, including one on double taxation avoidance.
india Updated: Feb 17, 2018 23:02 IST

Jayanth Jacob
Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a meeting at Hyderabad house in New Delhi on February 17, 2018. (AFP Photo)

India and Iran signed a clutch of agreements on Saturday with Tehran agreeing to lease to New Delhi operational control of a part of the Chabahar port for 18 months.

The port is a vital part of New Delhi’s plans to connect with Afghanistan and Central Asian countries as it creates a strategic trade route, bypassing Pakistan.

After the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the two sides signed nine pacts, including a double taxation avoidance treaty, and decided to fast-track agreements for preferential trade arrangements to boost economic ties amid US pressure to review the 2015 nuclear deal and re-impose sanctions on Tehran.

Tehran leasing to New Delhi operational control of part of the Chabahar was an important outcome of the visit. The $85 million project, just 90 km from the Chinese-built Gwadar port in Pakistan, ensures a transit route for India to Afghanistan and resource-rich central Asian countries bypassing Pakistan.

The two countries also called for “an immediate end to all support and sanctuaries enjoyed by terrorist groups and individuals,” said a joint statement.




“We want to increase ties in finance, energy, connectivity and trade. We want to strengthen our age-old cultural ties. Landlocked Afghanistan has got a golden gateway in Chabahar. I congratulate you for the contribution,” Modi said as New Delhi hosted an Iranian President after ten years.

Sharing the sentiment, Rouhani said: “Iran and India are prepared for joint ventures in gas and petroleum sectors.”

“We also had a great deal of discussion today on facilitating economic relations, preferential trade tariffs, better banking relations, visa relations and facilitating travel between the two countries for business purposes,” the Iranian President said.

“The two leaders agreed on the deepening trade and investment cooperation . In this context, they recognised the need to put in place an effective banking channel for business transactions”, the joint statement said.
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Every country watch there on interests,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Why can't we,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Why can't Pakistanis become Pakistanis.................

 

[HAIDER]

They can lease there port to Inida as long as its not used against Pakistan or insurgency in Baluchistan. Pakistan love hunting monkeys. May be India transport US logistic from this route to Afghanistan and get paid from NATO.

 

[Manidabest]

i wonder how modi feels when he hugs muslims leaders around the world ?? where his hindutva feelings go???

 

[Hamza913]

i wonder how modi feels when he hugs muslims leaders around the world ?? where his hindutva feelings go???

Asalamu Alaikum

He probably does it out of fear, begging Muslims not to conquer Hindustan again.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Our leaders never finished gas line .....india made a deal no reprecution for india (cheap oil ...mandir in uae and now trade port access in iran)

Lets Review years

2016
2017
2018


1- We never completed deal with IRAN for Gas , lost on that Economic front
2- Saudis never bought any JF17 from us , so no progress there
3- UAE gave us the shunning , while allowing India to make a Mandir they invested what 30-50 billion in Indian economy
4- We were asked by USA to not charge Afghan anything for trade
5- We were succered into Taking expenses , and no reimburements

We accepted to get paid by USA after our expenses were incurred now , we had that blind trust , but none of the reimbursements came


Now it is Pakistan who is being threatened with Economic sanctions or watch list


So it seems India has a magical "approval for Business with Iran" meanwhile Pakistan is being asked to "tighten up our financial sector" Literally take a suicide pill to kill economy in Pakistan


Attack on Afghanistan should fix alot of problems created
Lets see how any good with travel if Pakistan controls all the travel paths

 

[Ray-of-Hope]

i wonder how modi feels when he hugs muslims leaders around the world ?? where his hindutva feelings go???

Him and his followers main problem is Indian Muslims and Pakistan. They get along fine with other Muslim countries because they know those countries have no business or negative interest in India. Or maybe that's his way to try and convince the world that he isn't discriminating based on religion.

Either way he's a smart man.

 

[Manidabest]

Him and his followers main problem is Indian Muslims and Pakistan. They get along fine with other Muslim countries because they know those countries have no business or negative interest in India. Or maybe that's his way to try and convince the world that he isn't discriminating based on religion.

Either way he's a smart man.

its not that he is a smart man he actually is a religious and nationalist and very patriotic but backed by indian corporates and all this makes him a lethal combination of toxic person in a good or bad way

 

[CyberForce786]

Him and his followers main problem is Indian Muslims and Pakistan. They get along fine with other Muslim countries because they know those countries have no business or negative interest in India. Or maybe that's his way to try and convince the world that he isn't discriminating based on religion.

Either way he's a smart man.

indian policy makers are the followers of chankiya ideology....

(If you want to destroy your enemy then make friendship with the friends of your enemy)

 

[Kaniska]

its not that he is a smart man he actually is a religious and nationalist and very patriotic but backed by indian corporates and all this makes him a lethal combination of toxic person in a good or bad way

Modi is a nationalist to the core....If it requires to mend fences with Pakistan that benifit India, he will do it, same way, if it requires to make friends any nations that includes Islamic nations, he will make the make the foreign policy to suit my nation...

Now, whatever is toxic for others, may be good for others..It is also true that Congress party failed to leave up to the expectation of the people to govern...So BJP got he opportunity to expose Congress and came to power...These are all part of internal politics of India but BJP will make sure, our internal politics will not impact the foreign policy of India.

 

[Fawad alam]

Looks like a new nexus of Iran- India-US-Afghanistan against Pakistan.

 

[Crystal-Clear]

lolz where are those who are expecting to much fom iran ?
ghadar ibn e ghadar .

 

[Beast]

Maybe Modi believe Shia muslim is different from Sunni Muslim?

 

[Reichsmarschall]

now where are those Iranians touts who used to bark at Pakistan

 

[Handshake]

I think and its just my opinon that india has given assurance to iran that they would meditate the relation of iran with americans and israel. India wont do these things for free and offcourse in return they would ask for something.and we all on here knows very well what india wants!
Iran should think that meditations would not last longer and they will pay for it as well. Chahbehar could never ever be competetive against CPEC nor iranian could sabotage it. Sweet diplomatic messages from iran to pakistan and at the same time iran sweet relation with india indicating something which i seem negetive. I do not want to go in more details but all i would say busines should be done in a good way without any harm to other neighbours and every country has a right to do busines together.

 

[prashantazazel]

We just dislike violent islamists ( plus any other who like to proselytise ).
If you don't bother others with your faith, don't force it on other faiths, don't force it on women, and don't try to alter the demography,we are completely fine with muslims and Islam.
Modern Muslims like Shahrukh khan, Azim Premzi are highly respected.