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

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Some 400 BRO workers and 300 ITBP jawans were posted in Afghanistan to complete the project. Initiated in 2004 with a budget of Rs 377 crore, the project overshot time and monetary deadlines — it finally cost over Rs 1,000 crore, a large chunk of the money being spent on security of the workforce.

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be with IranBy: shyam kishore | 24-Jan-2009 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 | 24-Jan-2009 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 | 23-Jan-2009 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 | 23-Jan-2009 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 | 26-Jan-2009 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 | 23-Jan-2009 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 | 23-Jan-2009 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

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