Alumni Publication: "India, Iran, and the Taliban’s Gamble on Chabahar" by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 28 May 2024, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's latest article titled "India, Iran, and the Taliban’s Gamble on Chabahar."
"India is trying to breathe life into Iran’s long delayed Chabahar port. India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran signed a 10-year deal on May 13 that allows New Delhi to develop and operate the Iranian port of Chabahar. Responding to the recent agreement, however, the United States has sounded a word of caution, indicating the Indian company IPGL is liable to be sanctioned if it goes ahead with the investment," writes D'Souza.
About the Author
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza is a Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Chair at the School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA; Founder of Mantraya, Visiting faculty at the Naval War College, Goa, India, and a Non-Resident scholar at the Middle East Institute, Washington DC. She has worked in governmental and non-governmental sectors and conducted field research in various provinces of Afghanistan for more than a decade. Email: smdsouza@umass.edu. Tweets: @shanmariet.
About the Publisher
The Diplomat is the premier international current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific region. Since its launch in 2002, The Diplomat has been dedicated to quality analysis and commentary on events occurring in Asia and around the world.
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