Chabahar Port: Southeast Asia’s gateway to Central Asia

The city state is India’s strategic partner in Southeast Asia and the financial hub for the Indo-Pacific region. It has a free trade agreement (FTA) with Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and is exploring the establishment of a trade and transit corridor with Kazakhstan, in which the Chabahar port would be a key link between SE Asia and Central Asia, according to people in the know.