Mohammad Mehdi EhsanTalab
Chabahar Port, as Iran’s only oceanic port on the Makran Sea, holds great potential for activating the country’s geoeconomic advantages and developing trade relations with Russia and India.
On the other hand, India’s conflicts with its northern neighbors have led to its geographical isolation, causing a geopolitical blockage in land routes. Therefore, the Makran coasts, due to their strategic location and access to key Indian ports, provide a direct and active trade route.
Additionally, the transit sanctions imposed on Russia have led this country to seek activation of the North-South Corridor in order to synchronize transit routes and shift the Russian product market to the open waters of the Makran coasts.
The Ukraine crisis has altered international transit routes, prompting Russia to focus on Iran’s unique geoeconomic position. Moreover, Operation Storm of Al-Aqsa has reduced trust in the IMEC trade corridor as a transit route between India and Europe. This has further emphasized the importance of Iran’s alternative route to serve a similar function to the IMEC corridor for the benefit of all parties involved.
Iran’s membership in BRICS has opened new opportunities for the country to expand trade with India and Russia based on its geoeconomic advantages in facilitating trade and goods transit. Utilizing this opportunity requires defining mutual interests with India and Russia within the framework of the country’s potential in developing the Makran coasts.
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