Chabahar Port
India Secures 6-month Sanctions Waiver For Chabahar Port, MEA Reveals
US grants India 6-month Chabahar Port sanctions waiver! MEA confirms exemption, boosting connectivity to Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia. Jaiswal: Engaged for trade deal. Key for INSTC, humanitarian aid. Waiver extends to early 2026. Watch the geopolitical win!
30 Oct 2025Why India is Re-engaging With the Taliban After 3 Years | Inside Jaishankar–Muttaqi Talks
In a major diplomatic shift, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to meet Afghanistan’s Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi — the first high-level engagement since the Taliban took power in 2021. The talks come amid growing regional resistance to U.S. efforts to regain a foothold in Afghanistan, and reflect India’s evolving strategy - balancing security concerns, trade routes like Chabahar Port, and the goal of maintaining influence in Kabul.
16 Oct 2025Chabahar Port Has A Larger Relevance, Shouldn't Take Narrow View: Jaishankar's Response To The US
A day after India and Iran signed the Chabahar Port pact, the US warned of 'potential sanctions' on 'anyone doing deals with Iran'. EAM S Jaishankar while responding to a question on the US' stand, said that one should not take a narrow view of this, since the port deal will benefit the whole region. He also explained how India is working on dealing with the US on this. Watch
15 May 2024India-Iran Chabahar Port Pact: Day Later, US Warns Of Potential Sanctions | World News
Hours after India and Iran signed the Chabahar port agreement, US said that countries doing business deals with iran should be aware of the potential risk of sanctions. Without naming India, the US issued a warning to anyone considering business deals with Iran - and said that this deal was not an exemption. Now, Chabahar holds big importance for India - and India has managed to convinced the US on a number of occasions. Will this case be the same?
14 May 2024Cabinet approves exemption of Indian Ports Global from DPE norms
Cabinet also approves the surrogacy bill and three agreements with Myanmar, whose president is on a 3-day visitThe approval was given during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2 min read26 Feb 2020New company set up to speed up Chabahar Port's development
The decision, taken at a Union Cabinet meeting, in order to bring in experts for the development of Chabahar
1 min read26 Feb 2020Budget 2020: Rs100 crore allocated for Chabahar port development in Iran
Rs17,372 crore earmarked for the Indian foreign ministry in the Union budgetDefence budget increased to Rs4.71 lakh crore compared to Rs4.3 lakh crore in last year
3 min read2 Feb 2020India, Iran review operationalisation of development projects
India, Iran and Afghanistan signed the trilateral transit agreement or the Chabahar agreement in May 2016India cut oil imports from Iran, after the US ended a waiver to sanctions on 2 May.
1 min read16 Sep 2019Opinion | India’s Chabahar gambit
Although US diplomats have assured India that it will not face its sanctions for aiding the development of the Chabahar port, US president Donald Trump’s multiple U-turns and increasingly hawkish stance on Iran turns that assurance somewhat blurry
1 min read14 May 2019Iran crude imports after deadline may invite US curbs but bid to develop Chabahar port may not
US on Monday had said that it will end exemptions to countries importing oil from IranNew Delhi views Chabahar as a strategic investment as it will help India circumvent Pakistan to gain access to Central Asia and Afghanistan
1 min read24 Apr 2019