The Government of India has allocated Rs1bn ($13.9m) for the development of strategic Chabahar Port in southeast Iran.
Located on Iran’s coast along the Gulf of Oman, the port complex will provide an alternative trade route between India and Afghanistan.
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It also offers India an alternative route to carry out trade activities between Afghanistan and India by passing Pakistan.
Compared with last year, the budget allocation for Chabahar has almost doubled from Rs450m ($6.27m).
According to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by both countries in 2015, India agreed to build and operate two berths in the first phase of development at Chabahar Port and contribute a credit of $150m to Iran.
According to the Financial Tribune, only a portion of the berths was developed due to ‘deteriorating relations between the US and Iran after the election of US President Donald Trump in November 2016’.
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By GlobalDataLast month, the Government of India began commercial operations in parts of the Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar by taking over the terminal area, cargo handling equipment and the India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ) office.
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