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India hands over Afghan road, trade can now flow via Iran

New Delhi: India today formally handed over a crucial road link to Afghanistan that will reduce its dependence on Pakistan and give it alternative access to the sea through an Iranian port. The 218-km long Zaranj-Delaram project, completed in August last year, was formally handed over to local authorities  ....Read more

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be with IranBy: shyam kishore | Saturday , 24 Jan '09 11:15:11 AM Reply | Forward Iran was always been betrayed by India. We have never supported them when they are in need . They are the most friendly contry from the Muslim world .Their ties with India is historical .India ignored Iran and choose the deciteful US as our ally .Iran is not a monster as west want to paint it . They are the lone independent voice from Middle east . they are not like the rest of coward overfed arabs .
India-Afghani Bhai BhaiBy: Akhand | Saturday , 24 Jan '09 0:56:44 AM Reply | Forward Long live the determined people of India and Afghanistan who have achieved excellence in the face of obstacles from that international migraine, that is the Pakistan Army-ISI-Taliban-Qaeda-JuD axis.
Shame!By: Kourosh | Friday , 23 Jan '09 19:56:53 PM Reply | Forward So now Indians want to use Iran to increase their trade with Afghanistan?! And why shouldn’t Iran start increasing transit fees and trouble India considering the fact that since 2005 the Indian Government has been betraying the Iranian Nation??!! Iran always supported India’s claim over Kashmir in all international arenas and India voted to take Iran to the Security Council, scrapped the IPI peace pipeline, launched Israel’s spy satellite directed at Iran, etc. Iran should teach India a lesson. Sooner or later India will realize what a mistake it made by betraying one of its oldest and most reliable friends in the region and Indian will realize how badly they need Iran’s natural Oil/ Gas resources. GCC countries will not be able to substitute Iran because again all the transportation is done through the Strait of Hourmoz and incase a war breaks up, you think you will get what you need?? SHAME ON INDIAN Government
Be thankful to India for being a good costomer of Iran's only useful product..By: Ashok | Friday , 23 Jan '09 21:15:04 PM Reply | Forward My Dear Friend, your Iranian nation needs to export oil and gas to somebody, who can buy! Almost all Islamic countries are exporters except Pakistan, a bankrupt state. So since you can't drink oil/gas be thankful that there are good consumers like India. Once India/US/EU/Israel/Japan kind of civilized democratic countries suffering from Islamic terrorism develop alternate energy sources you will be begging India to buy your product. So stop teaching lessons, learn to coexist with civilized democracies like India. Once pakistan is broken in to three naturally homogeneous countries, the new country Baluchistan also will start competing with Iran in gas export perhaps with Indian help! That is just a matter of time. I know many Islamists in India with their heart in Pak. won't like this idea. Well fortunately nobody cares for them anyway, even UPA in international matters. Only their votes once in 5 years are welcome to UPA/CPM.
India is on the loosing endBy: Kourosh | Monday , 26 Jan '09 18:03:20 PM Reply | Forward So 300 years struggle to free India from the colonioal power has gone for a waste. today India is the proxy or poodle of USA. India can dream of becoming a superpower... what is the population of the poor and hungry??? I forgot!!!
cost-benefit balanceBy: Raj | Friday , 23 Jan '09 19:10:29 PM Reply | Forward A part of the road goes close to Pakistan twice before entering Afghanistan. Cost of preventing losses (human or monetary) after the completion of project will be even more. I hope the so called trade is worth that.
Human LossesBy: R.Kannan | Friday , 23 Jan '09 18:54:08 PM Reply | Forward The dawn reported that the road cost 1.5 lives per km. That is the real cost. Pakistan was completely opposed to the road as it would reduce Afganistan's dependence on it and would give India an access to Afganistan via Iran. We can be sure that there will be more attacks on this road by the Pak army and it's allies such as Al Qaeda
India hands over Afghan roadBy: jayakrishnan | Friday , 23 Jan '09 15:10:47 PM Reply | Forward to resistance attacks is no big deal, only naturalto continue with developmental works in the midst of resistance requires determinationto do it braving attacks requires courage.We need growth amist all this destruction
greatBy: keshav | Friday , 23 Jan '09 11:22:55 AM Reply | Forward This proves that all the road building not going through in India( golden corridor/bangalore mysore high way) are on account of govt lithargey, great work is ll I can say
Excellent exampleBy: Jonathan Solomon | Friday , 23 Jan '09 10:10:17 AM Reply | Forward Well done India! Countries like the USA, Canada,etc. have a lot to learn from you. Your constructive efforts,in the face of Taliban opposition, will surely go a long way in helping the Afghans for years to come. The West"s destructive efforts are going nowhere in helping the locals. They are merely feeding the military-industrial complex of America.
We are doing only for trade not for poor afghan peopleBy: Rakesh | Saturday , 24 Jan '09 12:15:11 PM Reply | Forward We are doing only for trade not for poor afghan people.Are we ready to take 4 million afghan refugee like Pakistan ?Those Afghan refugee have make problem in Pakisntan [also effected India] by kalashankov and heroin Trade.It is our Chankia thoery that All neighbors are enemies and neighbor of the neighbor are friends.
Who are you trying to fool?By: Kautilya | Saturday , 24 Jan '09 23:45:49 PM Reply | Forward You sure your name is not Pak'esh? I think you mis-spelt it. Chanakya (not Chankia) taught in his Arthashastra: Book VI, (The Source of Sovereign States) “The king who is situated close to the enemy, but separated from the conqueror only by the enemy, is termed the friend (of the conqueror)”.
Who are you trying to fool?By: Kautilya | Saturday , 24 Jan '09 23:44:23 PM Reply | Forward You sure your name is not Pak'esh? I think you mis-spelt it. Anyway, Chanakya (not Chankia) taught in his Arthashastra: Book VI, (The Source of Sovereign States) “The king who is situated close to the enemy, but separated from the conqueror only by the enemy, is termed the friend (of the conqueror)”.
india By: kul bhushan | Friday , 23 Jan '09 6:08:32 AM Reply | Forward Congratulations to Afganistan and India.I am surprised not much was known of the projects importance.Explaining to public can also help it understand contributions of India in Afganistans development.It is important that India be part of the multinational forces in Afganistan.India by geography can provide all the support needed for the coalition forces in Afganistan.India can learn high altitude survival and can perfect survival and work environment for uor soldiers in our montain regions. It is win win for all.
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