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Chabahar
Chabahar is a sea port located at Iran on the Gulf of Oman. It is Iran’s only sea port. Chabahar Port consists of two separate ports named Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari. Each of the two ports has 5 berths. Key Points India and Iran first agreed to work for the development of Shahid Beheshti in the year 2003 but were ..
..Read MoreChabahar Day conference started in Mumbai
On July 31, 2022, Chabahar Day Conference was launched in Mumbai, by Sarbanand Sonowal (Union Shipping Minister) and Shripad Naik (Minister of State for Shipping). Inauguration event was attended by dignitaries from Kazakhstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan. India and Iran had inked the bilateral agreement in May 2016, in which India agreed ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Belt and Road initiative (BRI) • Chabahar • Chabahar Day Conference • Chabahar Port • China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) • Gulf of Oman
Withdrawal of US Forces from Afghanistan
US President Biden recently announced that America is to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan. The new deadline announced by US coincides with the twentieth anniversary of 09/11 attacks. 9/11 attacks On September 11, 2001, the terrorists of Al-Qaeda conducted a series of four attacks against the United States. The terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Al-Qaeda • Chabahar • India-Afghanistan • Taliban • Terrorist Attacks • twin tower • US-Afghanistan
India To Commemorate “Chabahar Day” On March 4
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that, India will commemorate the ‘Chabahar Day’ on March 4, 2021 on the margins of the ongoing Maritime India Summit 2021 which is being held in Delhi from March 2 to March 4. Highlights The virtual event will witness the participation of ministers from Afghanistan, Iran, Armenia, Russia, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Chabahar • Chabahar Agreement • Chabahar Day • Chabahar Port • India-Iran • India-Iran-Afghanistan • Shahid Beheshti Port
India-Uzbekistan sign Agreements
On December 11, 2020, India and Uzbekistan held virtual summit to discuss bilateral relations. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Uzbekistan counter part during the summit. The summit mainly focused on extremism, terrorism and radicalism. During the summit, the countries signed agreements to step up efforts of bilateral investment treaty. They ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Chabahar • Eurasia • India-Central Asia • India-Uzbekistan • international north south corridor
Azad Pattan Hydropower Project
The Azad Pattan project is a hydropower project that is to be constructed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. It is to be built on the Jhelum River and will have the capacity to generate 700 MW of hydroelectricity. This is a 1.35 billion USD project that is to be jointly undertaken by China and Pakistan as ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Azad Pattan Hydropower • Belt and Road Initiative • Chabahar • China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) • CPEC • Gwadar • India-China Border • India-China border dispute • India-Pakistan border issues • Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
First Shipment of Afghan Goods via Chabahar to China Sent by Iran-India
Iran and India have shipped the first-ever shipment of transit goods to China via Chabahar Port. It comes on the backdrop of the US sanctions on Iran and the balance that Iran is trying to maintain between the rival of the USA, China and its ally, India. The shipment of dried fruit was sent from ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan • Chabahar • Chabahar Port • China • Iran-India • US sanctions