From mediator to marketer: Pakistan lobbies for a bigger US rolePakistan hired a US lobbying firm to boost security cooperation and minerals investment. The two-year agreement aims to convert goodwill in...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
India-bound ships begin Strait of Hormuz transit as US lifts Iran blockade; Chabahar, INSTC in focusThree cargo ships are now transiting the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a significant shift after the US ended its blockade of Iranian ports a...
19 Jun, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for AfghanistanAfghanistan's trade routes are severely disrupted. Conflicts in the Middle East and border closures with Pakistan have crippled businesses ...
27 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
With Chabahar Port in limbo, can India still reach Central Asia and Russia?India's crucial trade route to Russia and Central Asia is at a critical juncture. US sanctions on Iran's Chabahar port create uncertainty f...
14 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Pakistan, Afghan agree to establish joint committee to reopen borderThe border has been shut since October last year after the two sides clashed over the issue of militancy emanating from Afghanistan.
05 Jan, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Taliban seal Afghanistan-Pakistan land border trade route, imports from India hit“Taliban have sealed the land-border trade route and stopped the movement of cargo on the transit route with Pakistan,” said Ajay Sahai, di...
19 Aug, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
Taliban stop exports, imports from India"We keep a close watch on developments in Afghanistan.Imports from there come through the transit route of Pakistan. As of now, the Taliban...
19 Aug, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
Taliban halts trade with India via Pakistan, seals two terminalsIndia’s apex body of exporters has said that the Taliban have stopped all imports and exports with India and sealed two terminals crucial f...
19 Aug, 2021, 06.42 AM IST
Pakistan denies opening Afghan trade route for IndiaPakistan does not allow India to use the land route for trading with Afghanistan, arguing that "technical and strategic" issues connected t...
17 Sep, 2018, 05.38 PM IST
India, Afghanistan highlight Chabahar Port's importance in strengthening trade, economic tiesThe Chabahar Port, inaugurated in December last year, has opened a new strategic transit route between India, Iran and Afghanistan that byp...
10 Aug, 2018, 09.36 PM IST
India-Afghanistan air corridor reflects New Delhi's stubborn thinking: Chinese dailyPakistan lies between India and Afghanistan and has not allowed overland trade between both countries.
26 Jun, 2017, 12.41 PM IST
Chabahar Port expected to open in a month: Afghan Consul GeneralThe construction of this port assumes significance as it will allow bypassing the route through Pakistan for accessing markets in Europe an...
13 Feb, 2017, 04.36 PM IST
Narendra Modi government puts Iran's Chabahar port work on fast trackThe external affairs ministry has circulated a fresh Cabinet note on the project, a senior government official privy to the development tol...
21 Jun, 2014, 03.00 AM IST
Afghanistan keen on opening Chabahar port in Iran for transit to India, bypassing PakistanChabahar port in Iran is likely to significantly boost the trade volume between India and Afghanistan by providing a shorter route for tran...
18 Jun, 2014, 06.31 PM IST
Hamid Karzai hopes Pakistan will give transit route to India"The trade has to happen if they want to establish the region with prosperity and free of conflict. I hope Pak will soon give transit route...
16 Feb, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
- India, Kazakhstan to explore trade routes
With bilateral trade growing at a rapid pace, India and Kazakhstan are exploring various land routes, including from Afghanistan, China and...
30 Mar, 2009, 01.34 PM IST
- Pak rejects opening of Wagah border trade route
Pakistan has rejected India's request to open the Wagah border point trade route for export of its goods to Afghanistan saying the option d...
27 Nov, 2006, 02.50 PM IST