Chabahar traffic returns on back of Taliban assurances

New Delhi: Iran’s Chabahar port, developed by India, seems to be resuming normal operations after assurances by the Taliban that they want good diplomatic and trade ties with India and that they will support the role of the port in facilitating regional and global trade.

- Sachin Parashar

After its operations were hit initially by the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the port is now seeing an increase in traffic with Russia emerging, after India, as the key contributor to this transit trade surge. Developed by India to boost regional connectivity, bypassing Pakistan, the port is seen as a more “economical, stable and secure route” for access to India and to the global market by Afghanistan and landlocked central Asian countries.