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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inked a highly anticipated commercial contract to jointly construct the strategic Port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran, which will help link Cental Asian economies with India’s. India will invest $500 million to help develop and operate two berths at the port in the southern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan. Indian companies have also announced plans to invest an additional $16 billion in the surrounding free trade zone. India-Iran relations are the bilateral relations between India and Iran. Independent India and Iran established diplomatic relations on 15 March 1950. During much of the Cold War period, relations between the Republic of India and the erstwhile Imperial State of Iran suffered due to different political interests-non-aligned India fostered strong military links with the Soviet Union while Iran enjoyed close ties with the United States. A billion hopes, a billion dreams are fuelled today, as the momentous Chabahar agreement, after more than decade of being on table, finally sees the light of the day. The trilateral Agreement on transit and transport between India, Iran and Afghanistan through the Iranian port of Chabahar seeks to utilise the port’s strategic location to boost regional economic cooperation and connectivity.

Contents: Preface. 1. Chabahar agreement: heralding a new era of regional integration. 2. India and Iran: challenges and opportunity. 3. Renewing the India-Iran relationship. 4. China, India, and Iran: goals in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 5. India and Iranian nuclear confrontation. 6. India and Iran: changing the great game. 7. India-Iran: a fundamental renewal. 8. India, Iran and Afghanistan: interest in Chabahar. 9. India-Iran and terrorism. Bibliography. Index.