Chabahar Port
India and Afghanistan Forge Spice Sector Partnership: High-Level Taliban Delegation Explores Trade Opportunities
Nov 23, 2025 02:36 pm CST
Afghanistan's Industry Minister Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi met with India's Spices Board during his five-day diplomatic visit, discussing enhanced cooperation in spice trade, pharmaceutical investments, and joint manufacturing ventures. This significant engagement, part of Afghanistan's efforts to diversify trade partnerships beyond Pakistan, included meetings with senior Indian officials and participation in the India International Trade Fair 2025, representing one of the highest-level Taliban visits to India since 2021.
India Secures 6-Month US Sanctions Exemption for Strategic Chabahar Port in Iran
Oct 30, 2025 07:34 pm CST
India has received a six-month exemption from US sanctions for Chabahar Port in Iran, retroactive from October 29. The strategic port, where India has committed $370 million in investments, serves as a crucial Indian Ocean gateway and facilitates humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. This development comes amid ongoing India-US trade negotiations and highlights India's balanced approach to international relations while ensuring its energy security needs.
India's Strategic Pivot: Engaging the Taliban Regime Amid Regional Power Dynamics
Oct 19, 2025 03:49 pm CST
India's diplomatic engagement with the Taliban through Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit represents a significant strategic shift in South Asian geopolitics. This pragmatic approach prioritizes economic opportunities and regional security over ideological differences, challenging Pakistan's traditional influence in Afghanistan while advancing India's broader Central Asian connectivity goals. The developing relationship signals India's return to the Afghan diplomatic arena with implications for regional power dynamics and security cooperation.
Afghan Foreign Minister Visits Deoband: Strengthening India-Afghanistan Diplomatic Relations Amid Regional Challenges
Oct 11, 2025 07:55 pm CST
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi made a historic visit to Darul Uloom Deoband in India, expressing optimism for stronger bilateral relations between the two nations. As the first senior Taliban official to visit India since the group's return to power, Muttaqi announced plans to send new diplomats to India and emphasized cooperation on regional projects like the Chabahar port, marking a potential shift in India's engagement with Afghanistan's current government.
US Sanctions on India's Chabahar Port: Strategic Implications for Regional Connectivity and Indo-Iranian Relations
Sep 30, 2025 12:03 pm CST
The reimposition of US sanctions on India's Chabahar port project in Iran marks a significant shift in US-India relations. As part of President Trump's "maximum pressure" policy against Iran, these sanctions pose challenges for India's regional connectivity ambitions and $370 million investment through India Ports Global Limited. The port's strategic value as an alternative gateway bypassing Pakistan now faces uncertainty, potentially influencing India's diplomatic positioning among global powers as it evaluates its response to this geopolitical development.
Indian-American Community's 'Silence' On US Policy Change 'Surprising': S Tharoor
Sep 24, 2025 02:38 am CST
A parliamentary panel raised the recentdecisions taken by the US aimed at India with a visiting delegation of lawmakers from that country and the "silence" of the Indian-American community over these developments came up during discussion.
"India's Time To Flex Diplomatic Muscle": US Lawmaker Amid Trade Talks
Sep 22, 2025 03:11 pm CST
With ministerial-level talks between India and the United States set to begin in Washington, US Democratic lawmaker Ami Bera advised New Delhi to "flex its diplomatic muscle" and play Russia-Ukraine peace negotiator to seal the trade deal with US.
US To Revoke Sanctions Waiver For Iran's Chabahar Port. Will It Affect India?
Sep 19, 2025 05:45 pm CST
In yet another tough move against India, the Donald Trump administration in the United States has announced the revocation of its waiver of sanctions over the strategic Iranian port of Chabahar, granted in 2018.