Trump Sanctions Against Iran Frighten India

US President Donald Trump's fresh sanctions against Iran have prompted India to review its crucial connectivity project in West Asia - the Chabahar port.

During his visit to Tehran in May 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the top Iranian leadership that New Delhi would complete the construction works of two terminals and five berths at the strategically located port on the Gulf of Oman in 18 months. PM Modi made the assurance after the West Asian country struck a nuclear deal with world powers that eventually encouraged the Barack Obama administration to withdraw a series of sanctions imposed on Iran.

However, President Donald Trump made it difficult for India to complete the project within the stipulated time frame by imposing fresh sanctions on Iran a couple of days ago. Washington made the move immediately after Tehran test-fired two ballistic...