The Dynamics of India's Relations with Iran in the Post-Cold War Era: A Geo-Political Analysis

Yazdani, Enayatollah

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“…In the post-Cold War period, the growing Indo-Iran relations have always remained a serious concern for Pakistan. Yazdani (2007, p. 356) argues that Iran remains apprehensive of Pakistan’s involvement in anti-Iranian Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Also the growing violence against Shiite minority in Pakistan on Sunni sectarian lines and promoting an alternative gas pipeline routes from Turkmenistan bypassing Iran are other factors in this regard.…”

Section: The Indo-iran Relations: Pakistan Factormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As per the study of Yazdani (2007, p. 356), Iran has taken many steps toward improving her relationship with China vis-à-vis unstable relations with Western countries. China has also been persistently increasing its ties with Iran regarding energy imports and military equipment exports.…”

Section: India’s Eurasia Connectivity Via Iran: China Challengementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rather than being a facilitator, it has become part of Geopolitics of ports: Factoring Iran in India's counterbalancing strategy for "Sino-Pak Axis" cussed Iran's Pakistan obsession along with Islamic posture. The geopolitics has been playing a multivariate role in determining Iran's relations with India, China, and Pakistan. In this respect, geopolitical dynamics like India's US stance on nuclear and terrorism issues, and Indo-Pak rivalries have been figured prominently in the works of Yazdani (2007) and Teja (2015), respectively.…”

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“…The geopolitics has been playing a multivariate role in determining Iran’s relations with India, China, and Pakistan. In this respect, geopolitical dynamics like India’s US stance on nuclear and terrorism issues, and Indo-Pak rivalries have been figured prominently in the works of Yazdani (2007) and Teja (2015), respectively.…”

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Geopolitics of ports: Factoring Iran in India’s counterbalancing strategy for “Sino-Pak Axis”

Singh

2019

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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The article offers an assessment of Iran’s role in India’s foreign policy calculations vis-à-vis Sino-Pak axis. The changing geopolitical and geostrategic dynamics in the post-Cold War era have brought about new possibilities and opportunities in the Eurasian space. Given the geographical conditions and re-emergence of geopolitical competition, regional connectivity through ports has taken a pivotal position in bilateral and multilateral engagements. Therefore, the port geopolitics has become a buzzword in the regional connectivity. India has many geopolitical, geostrategic and geo-economic interests in the Eurasian region. However, the potential has not been realized yet due to the lack of geographical connectivity. In the backdrop of emerging Sino-Pak axis, their moves and countermoves have been limiting India’s multilateral interests including the connectivity across the Eurasian region. In these matrices, Iran’s Chabahar Port due to its strategic location has become a crucial enabler for India. However, Iran has offered investment opportunities even to China and Pakistan in the same project. The existing enmities/competition between India and China-Pakistan has made it difficult for New Delhi to convert the proposed project of Chabahar Port into reality. Against this background, the article would try to give answers to these questions; what are the regional dynamics regarding the Sino-Pak axis to block India’s connectivity with the Eurasian region? And how Iran’s Chabahar Port can be a helping factor in India’s counterbalancing strategy for Sino-Pak axis?

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Section: The Indo-iran Relations: Pakistan Factormentioning

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Section: India’s Eurasia Connectivity Via Iran: China Challengementioning

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Geopolitics of ports: Factoring Iran in India’s counterbalancing strategy for “Sino-Pak Axis”

Singh

2019

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“…It is historical fact that there were irritants between India and Shah's Iran. Iran supported Pakistan in India-Pakistan war in 1965 and 1971, and it is argued Iran did it at the behest of the US (Yazdani, 2007).…”

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India’s Policy towards Iran

Baidya

2017

International Studies

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The article examines the ambiguities and complexities in India’s Iran policy. This is an attempt to understand India’s relations with West Asia through the prism of India’s Iran policy. This article hypothesizes that India’s Iran policy is the prisoner of India’s ambitions and its relations with major powers vis-à-vis other West Asian actors. In a multi-layered approach, the article captures tensions between policy and politics. Prior to the signing of Iranian Nuclear Deal, Iran–India relations suffered due to US pressure and India could not forge independent policy towards Iran. At this point of time, situation is not much different. The article is an attempt to understand why India has failed to maintain the fine balance between different actors in West Asia’s political scape.

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India’s Soft Power Strategy in Iran

Islam

2022

Power of Bonding and Non-Western Soft Power Strategy in Iran

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The Dynamics of India's Relations with Iran in the Post-Cold War Era: A Geo-Political Analysis

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Geopolitics of ports: Factoring Iran in India’s counterbalancing strategy for “Sino-Pak Axis”

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