Iran’s envoy calls Chabahar Port key to regional connectivity, shared growth with India NEW DELHI: Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Monday described the Chabahar Port project as a symbol of the strong partnership between India and Iran, saying it plays a crucial role in promoting common development and regional connectivity.Speaking at a reception…
NEW DELHI: Iran has backed the Chabahar port and cooperation with India amid the uncertainty looming over the project because of ongoing US efforts to isolate Iran, including the Trump administration’s decision last year to revoke a sanctions waiver that allowed India to develop a terminal at the port. While Washington extended the waiver till…
Representative image (AI-generated) The government on Sunday has allocated Rs 5,685.56 crore as grants-in-aid to foreign countries in the Union Budget 2026–27. Bhutan emerged as the largest beneficiary, while no funds have been set aside for the strategically important Chabahar Port project in Iran.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been allotted a total outlay…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Amid reports that India might exit the Chabahar port under pressure from the US, govt said on Friday it remains in touch with Washington to implement the sanctions waiver that the US has granted till April 26, 2026.“As you are aware, on Oct 28, 2025, the US department…
As protests driven by economic distress and political fatigue spread across Iranian cities, New Delhi is watching events unfold with quiet unease. For India, the question is not whether Iran’s clerical leadership can weather the unrest, but what a weakened or collapsing Iranian state would mean for India’s already constrained strategic environment.India’s engagement with Iran…
NEW DELHI: US has extended the waiver from sanctions granted last month for the Chabahar port in Iran by another six months, the govt said Thursday. To isolate Tehran, the US state department had in Sept revoked the sanctions exception issued in 2018 for the port that India developed for access to Afghanistan and Central…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of exeternal affairs on Thursday confirmed that US has granted India a six-month exemption from American sanctions on the Chabahar port.This is a major diplomatic win for India amid negotiations between India and the US over finalising a trade deal.“We continue to remain engaged with the US side on finalising the…
On May 13, 2024, India entered into a decade-long agreement to operate the Chabahar port. In a boost for India’s regional connectivity plans especially with regard to Afghanistan, the Donald Trump administration has granted extension of sanctions waiver on Iran’s Chabahar port.According to an ET report, India has managed to get an extension for the…
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi urged Indian policymakers to push for the removal of US restrictions on the strategic Chabahar port.At an interaction organised by industry chamber Ficci, Muttaqi said Afghanistan wants “optimum utilisation” of Chabahar and wants India to raise the matter with the US. “Both countries (India and the US)…
This decision directly impacts India’s state-operated India Ports Global Limited (IPGL), which has managed the Shahid Beheshti terminal at the port. At a time when India and the US are looking to seal a trade deal, the Donald Trump administration has dealt a fresh blow to India’s trade and strategic ambitions by removing sanctions waivers…