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2019-02-26 10:16
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Chabahar Port result of healthy cooperation between India, Iran, Afghanistan’
TEHRAN - In a significant development, the landlocked Afghanistan began exports to neighboring India through the strategic port of Chabahar on Sunday.
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2019-02-24 20:52
Afghanistan officially starts exporting goods to India through Chabahar
TEHRAN – In an official ceremony on Sunday, the Afghanistan-Iran-India trade corridor in which Afghanistan will export goods to India through Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port was inaugurated.
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2019-02-07 01:18
Foreign arrivals in Iran’s Chabahar sharply rise
TEHRAN – Chabahar, in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, hosted 3,200 foreigner nationals during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018).
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2019/01/12
By M K Bhadrakumar
‘Gadkari effect’ on growing Iran-India relations
TEHRAN - If the ‘Newton Effect’ in physics has an equivalent in international diplomacy, we can describe what is happening to India-Iran relations as the ‘Gadkari Effect’. Like in the case of the 18th century English scientist Isaac Newton’s optical property of physics, the minister in the Indian government Nitin Gadkari – arguably, by far the best performing colleague of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – has created a series of concentric, alternating rings centered at the point of contact between the Indian and Iranian economies.
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2019-01-01 17:35
IPGL ready to attract investment, large liners to Chabahar: CEO
TEHRAN- Indian Ports Global Ltd (IPGL), which has recently taken over the operations at phase 1 of Shahid Beheshti Port in Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar, is prepared to attract investment and also large liners to the Iranian port, the managing director of company stated.
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2018-12-29 20:13
Chabahar trilateral agreement to take effect on Feb. 26
TEHRAN- According to the deputy head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) for ports and economic affairs, the trilateral agreement between Iran, India and Afghanistan on transit of goods via Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar will be officially implemented on February 26, 2019.
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2018-12-24 20:55
India to officially start operating Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar
TEHRAN – Opening an office in Iran on Monday, India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) has officially taken over the operations at phase 1 of Shahid Beheshti Port in Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar, IRNA reported quoting director of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) for ports and economic affairs.
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2018-12-23 21:27
Ground broken for 540-bed hospital in Chabahar
TEHRAN – Construction of a new hospital with a capacity of 540 beds started in Chabahar, southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Fars reported on Sunday.
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2018-12-19 17:59
Pakistan senator: We should not look to the West
TEHRAN - Asif Saeed Kirmani, a Pakistani senator, believes that Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey should not look to the West for economic progress, saying these countries are the gateway to Asia and enjoy good economic relationship with China as the second biggest economy in the world.
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2018-12-10 21:17
India to begin interim operations at Chabahar Port within weeks
TEHRAN - The deadly terrorist attack at southeastern Chabahar Port last week gave rise to concerns regarding the sustainability of the project and whether any of the three parties — India, Iran and Afghanistan — would pull out of the project.
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2018-12-09 20:15
Key agent identified
Iran arrests 10 suspects over Chabahar attack
TEHRAN - Police Chief Hossein Ashtari said on Sunday that 10 suspects related to the terrorist attack in Chabahar, a port city in southeastern Iran, have been arrested.
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2018-12-07 21:27
PMO starts 3 investment projects worth $40.4m in Chabahar
TEHRAN- Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) launched three investment projects worth 1.7 trillion rials (about $40.4 million) in Chabahar port city in southeast of the country on Thursday, IRNA reported.
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2018-12-07 20:45
Iran says will bring Chabahar terrorists, their masters to justice
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that the terrorists behind the Chabahar suicide attack and their masters will definitely face punishment.
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2018-11-12 23:42
Exemption of Chabahar project from U.S. sanctions win-win for India, Iran
TEHRAN _ In a significant development that augurs well for Iran-India relations, New Delhi has managed to keep the strategic Chabahar Port project outside the ambit of U.S. sanctions against Iran that came into effect on November 5.
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2018-11-10 20:29
‘Sanctions exception for Chabahar an opportunity to develop transit’
TEHRAN- Chabahar Port’s exemption from the new round of the U.S. sanctions on Iran is an opportunity for development of transit via this port, Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Head Mohammad Rastad told ILNA on Saturday.
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2018-11-06 07:43
India to expand presence at Chabahar
TEHRAN - With petroleum related U.S. sanctions against Iran coming into force from November 5, India is not only looking for waiver from the sanctions to continue importing crude oil from Iran but it is also exploring mechanisms to secure its interests in the strategic Chabahar Port.
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2018-09-17 00:32
Efforts underway to free 18 Iranian fishermen kidnapped by Somalis
TEHRAN – A lawmaker has said that efforts are ongoing for the freedom of 18 fishermen from Chabahar, who are detained by thieves and terrorists in Somalia.
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2018-09-15 01:35
U.S. may waive sanctions for Indian-built Iranian port linking to Afghanistan
The U.S. is reportedly considering granting a waiver to the Iranian port of Chabahar that would permit trade there despite the return of U.S. sanctions against trading with Iran.
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2018-09-09 06:41
Iran to hand over Chabahar Port to India in October, sticking to agreed timeframe
TEHRAN - In an important development that is likely to cement ties between India and Iran further, Indian officials said on Friday that Iran plans to hand over the operational responsibility of the strategic Chabahar Port to India in October, sticking to the agreed timeframe.
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2018-08-12 11:11
India, Afghanistan discuss Chabahar Port’s role in bolstering trade, economic ties
TEHRAN - The first phase of the Chabahar Port was inaugurated in December last year, which has opened a new strategic transit route between India, Iran and Afghanistan. While there are still some unresolved issues related to the development of the port, which is situated in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province, it is expected to make headway soon.
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2018-07-26 10:47
Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘India's foreign policy should not be dictated by Western or Eastern superpowers’
Ajai Shukla is a senior Indian journalist and analyst on strategic affairs, defence and diplomacy. In this interview with Tehran Times, he spoke about India’s domestic and foreign policy issues. Following are the excerpts:
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2018-07-01 09:17
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
“India’s energy needs would imply not giving up on close relations with Iran under U.S. pressure”
Nitasha Kaul is a Kashmiri economist, poet, academic and novelist, based in the U.K. She teaches Politics and International Relation at the University of Westminster, London.
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2018-06-24 15:56
By Seyed Zafar Mahdi
'Iran's signigicants for India today is primarily strategic and revolves around connectivity'
Sumitha Narayanan Kutty is an Associate Research Fellow with the South Asia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore. Her work centers on India’s foreign and security policies in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly toward the Middle East.
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2018-06-24 15:49
Despite U.S. pressure, India plans to open Chabahar by 2019
Despite the overwhelming pressure from the United States, India is planning to make the strategic Chabahar Port operational by 2019, India’s Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said during his official visit to Tajikistan.
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2018-05-29 21:56
Trump’s sanctions move on Iran could jeopardize U.S. goal to stabilize Afghan economy: CNBC
In a commentary published on May 29, the CNBC said Afghanistan can become a victim of a new plan by Trump’s administration to reintroduce U.S. sanctions on Iran as the penalties could block development of Iran’s Chabahar Port by India.
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2018-01-25 08:00
By Mehdi Garshasbi
India and Iran enjoy age-old friendly ties, says Indian envoy to Tehran
TEHRAN- On the occasion of India’s National Day, Indian Ambassador to Iran told the Tehran Times in an e-mail interview that his country and Iran have had a long history of good relations in cultural as well as economic affairs.
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2018-01-15 08:41
Tidewater Middle East to organize marine conference in Chabahar
TEHRAN- The 25th Conference of Coordinating Marine Organizations of Iran is scheduled to be held in Chabahar Free Zone (southeastern Iran) on January 30 and 31.