Chabahar
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Seeks to Expand Air Corridors to Boost Exports
DID Press: Afghanistan is seeking to expand its air cargo corridors to strengthen exports and sustain international trade as disruptions to overland transport routes continue to challenge the country’s commerce, Taliban officials said. The Taliban’s Ministry of Transport and Civil…
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Afghanistan
Chabahar Emerges as New Economic Bridge Between Kabul-New Delhi
DID Press: Recent visits by Taliban officials to India have opened a new chapter in Afghanistan–India economic relations, shifting focus from overland trade routes via Pakistan toward leveraging the Iranian port of Chabahar Port and direct air links. According to…
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Afghanistan
US Extends Sanctions Waiver for India’s Chabahar Port Project
DID Press: India has succeeded in securing an extension of the US sanctions waiver allowing it to continue operations at Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port until early next year — a move that ensures the continuity of one of New Delhi’s…
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Economy & Development
Trump Gives India 45 Days to Quit Chabahar and End Ties with Iran
DID Press: In a new escalation of its “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran, the United States has given India a 45-day deadline to halt its cooperation on the Chabahar Port project. The U.S. State Department announced that the sanctions waiver…
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Afghanistan
Kabul’s Growing Ties with India and Chabahar Signals Shift in Regional Geopolitics
DIDPress: In an analysis on Kabul’s growing closeness to India and the strategic role of Chabahar Port, The Economic Times argued that the Afghan caretaker government has decided to shift its trade focus toward Iran’s Chabahar Port to reduce dependence…
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