What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India?
- A.India's trade with African countries will enormously increase.
- B.India's relations with oil-producing Arab countries will be strengthened.
- C.India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
- D.Pakistan will facilitate and protect the installation of a gas pipeline between Iraq and India.
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The correct answer is C, India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia. Chabahar gives India a sea-and-land route to Afghanistan and Central Asia that bypasses Pakistan. The port lies on the Makran coast of Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, on the Gulf of Oman, outside the Strait of Hormuz. India is developing the Shahid Beheshti terminal there through India Ports Global Limited, and in 2016 India, Iran and Afghanistan signed a trilateral agreement on a transit corridor. Goods can be shipped from Indian ports such as Kandla and Mumbai to Chabahar and then move by road and rail towards Afghanistan, and the port is also linked with the International North–South Transport Corridor to Central Asia and Russia. Option A is wrong because the port is aimed at Afghanistan and Central Asia, not Africa. Option B is wrong because Iran is not an Arab country, and the port is not about Arab oil producers. Option D is wrong because no Iraq–India gas pipeline through Pakistan is part of the project. Exam tip: Chabahar (Iran, India-backed) vs Gwadar (Pakistan, China-backed), about 170 km apart.
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