On Chabahar Day, India Pushes For Iran Port In Key International Route Chabahar port in Iran was initiated in 2003 as a way to bypass Pakistan and open Indian goods to markets in Afghanistan as Islamabad does not allow India access through its territory to Afghanistan. Govt of Iran Seema Guha 2021-03-04T19:56:00+05:30 On Chabahar Day, India Pushes For Iran Port In Key International Route outlookindia.com 2021-03-04T20:03:08+05:30 The grand strategic vision for the Chabahar port project has yet to materialise, thanks largely to the crippling sanctions regime slapped on Iran by the United States. But at long last there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. Foreign minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at a virtual meeting of the India Martime Summit, which celebrated Chabahar Day, held out hope for the future, saying: “The port is part of our shared commitment towards peace, stability and prosperity of the people of Afghanistan. India has utilised the Chabahar port to ship 75,000 MT of wheat as humanitarian food assistance to Afghanistan in September 2020.”