What about the Iran-India pipeline through Pakistan?
Apparently there was no agreement on this while India is keen to extend the pipeline to China. The oil and gas friendship pipeline that would begin in Iran's natural gas fields; cross Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Myanmar; and end in China is a great great project that all these countries should vigorously pursue. This project is seen as a threat in US. The “American Thinker” reported yesterday.
It seems the terror regime in Iran has found a kindred fascist government in the new world in an attempt to form a new energy alliance. In the mullahs' gambit to split off India and Pakistan from our anti-terror Coalition, the proposed Iran-India pipeline will use the huge natural gas reserves in the Persian Gulf to feed the huge energy demands of not only India, but Pakistan as well.
Maybe they were not aware of China also joining the project.
Energy hungry India and Pakistan need natural gas. India’s gas demand will almost double by 2015 and we will have to import a large quantity. As the world’s second largest gas reserve, Iran is the most geographically convenient supplier of gas to both countries.
India has three options.
1. Shipping the gas through the Arabian Sea on tankers.
2. Getting it through a deep sea pipeline.
3. Transporting it through land by a 1700-mile pipeline from Iran’s South Pars field to India. This would mean 475 miles of the pipeline passing through Pakistan.
The last option is the cheapest – even taking into consideration the fragile political balance. For Iran it is broader market and India’s political support in the international arena. With menacing US forces in neighbouring Iraq and Afghanistan, gas is the best way for them to befriend India and Pakistan.
It seems to be a win-win situation for all concerned and naturally USA is not very happy. But both India and Pakistan face the problem of mindless terrorism. Any mad terrorist can simply blow up the pipeline and with that a very successful economy. Economics is becoming more relevant in international politics and India is lucky we have an economics pundit as our Prime Minister.