India, Afghanistan and Iran hold their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project

India, Afghanistan and Iran has recently hold their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project in Tehran during which they reviewed its implementation. The Indian delegation was led by TS Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations). The Afghan and Iran delegations were led by respective deputy ministers of Transport. The meeting assumes significance as the strategically-located port ..

Topics: Chabahar • Chabahar Port • Economy • Economy of Iran • Gulf of Oman • Gwadar • Gwadar District • Gwadar Port • Trade routes

Saudi Arabia to be strategic partner of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Saudi Arabia will be the third “strategic partner” of the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It was announced after Prime Minister Imran Khan returned from his first foreign trip to the cash-rich kingdom. The CPEC is the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aimed at enhancing Beijing’s ..

Topics: Belt and Road Initiative • Economy • Foreign relations of China • Gwadar • Gwadar District • Gwadar Port • Trade routes

Pakistan Leases Gwadar port to a State-run Chinese firm for 40 years

Pakistan has leased the operations of its strategic Gwadar port to a State-run Chinese firm, the China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) for a period of 40 years. COPHC is slated to carry out all the developmental work on the port situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. COPHC took over the operations of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017

Topics: Gwadar Port • India China • India- Pakistan • International • National security • Pakistan-China • String of Pearls Theory

China hands over two ships to Pakistan Navy for Gwadar Port security

China has handed over two ships to the Pakistan to safeguard the strategic Gwadar port and trade routes under the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). These ships have been named as Hingol and Basol, after two rivers near Gwadar. They will be part of Pakistan Navy and are equipped with state-of-the-art guns. They will be ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017

Topics: China-Pakistan • CPEC • Gwadar Port • International • Security

CPEC becomes reality as Pakistan inaugurates Gwadar port

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the operational activities of the revamped strategic Gwadar port in the south-western Balochistan Province. With the operationalisation of the deep sea port, the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), linking western China to the Arabian Sea became a reality. Key Facts The port was operationalised after a Chinese commercial ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016

Topics: China-Pakistan • CPEC • Gwadar Port • International • National • Pakistan