Chabahar Port
Published on 09 Jan 2025
• India and Iran signed a 10-year contract for Chabahar port operation.
• The port of Chabahar is located in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan in the Gulf of Oman and is the only Iranian port with direct access to the ocean.
• The port offers India an alternative route for trade with Afghanistan and Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan.
• It is also part of the proposed International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
• INSTC a multimodal transportation route linking the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via Iran, and onward to northern Europe via St. Petersburg of Russia.