The US State Department announcement to reimpose sanctions on India’s Chabahar Port project in Iran fits into the Biblical maxim, although from a theological viewpoint, Job might have uttered those words at a moment of great distress having suffered devastating losses, including his wealth and children, but not yet realising the full scope of the spiritual battle he was in.
For India, Chabahar Port is “more than an investment project”, as the pro-government news magazine Swarajya has written. The right wing journal explains that “Since it bypasses Pakistan, the port is a vital access point to Afghanistan and Central Asia, and is integrated with the International North-South Transport Corridor reaching Russia and Europe. India has already used it to send food aid and supplies to Afghanistan. […]
Needless to say, the US sanctions on Chabahar will paralyse India’s capacity to be an effective presence in Central Asia in partnership with Russia and Iran. It is an unfriendly move inconsistent with Trump’s bombastic claims of friendship with Prime Minister Modi at a personal level, etc. and, curiously, it comes at a time when the US-Indian trade talks are reportedly reaching the home stretch. Läs artikel