India-Iran Bilateral Relations and Chabahar Port
India has maintained historically cordial relations with Iran based on civilizational ties, trade, and strategic interests. The centerpiece of India's Iran strategy is the Chabahar Port on Iran's southeastern Makran coast. India signed a 10-year contract in May 2024 to develop Chabahar Port, which provides India with a transit route to Afghanistan and Central Asia bypassing Pakistan. Chabahar is also India's gateway to the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which connects India to Russia via Iran.
- Chabahar Port: located in Sistan-Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran; operational under India Ports Global Limited (IPGL)
- INSTC: 7,200-km multimodal route linking India (Mumbai) → Iran (Bandar Abbas/Chabahar) → Azerbaijan/Russia; cuts transit time to Russia by half vs Suez route
- US sanctions: A Conditional Sanctions Waiver for Chabahar was valid until April 26, 2026 — now uncertain given the conflict
- India-Iran bilateral trade: approximately $1.68 billion in FY 2024-25
- India's Iranian Embassy statement asking India to "not remain silent" places India in a diplomatically delicate position vis-a-vis the US
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