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Significance
Iran’s efforts to implement the project are part of the country’s long-term goal of becoming a regional transit hub. The port at Chabahar and a connecting railway remain unfinished, undermining the route’s potential.
Impacts
A new proposed transit route linking Europe, the Middle East and India may yet deflect Delhi’s attention from the Chabahar Transit Project.
The completion of the Chabahar-Zahedan railway section will speed up transit times and cut costs for trade flows along the route.
Afghanistan under the Taliban will prioritise the trade route to Pakistan over the Chabahar Transit Project.
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