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South Asian Gas Market: It’s Time to Mount an Offensive

... Russia’s relations with Iran might play a role here. The idea to build a gas pipeline across South Asia is nothing new. There is already the off-and-on Peace pipeline from Iran to Pakistan and further to India (known as IP Gas), as well as the TAPI gas pipeline (involving Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India). It should be noted that Iran and Turkmenistan, the gas producers for both projects, have already conducted the requisite work, and the relevant pipelines have already been laid. The problem is buyers and transit countries ...

17.07.2018

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The TAPI project: Turkmenistan’s bet in pipeline geopolitics

... Huge financial costs are not the only hurdle to the project’s full implementation, as major security concerns and failure to identify a commercial champion appear to prevent TAPI development [2] . The Afghan hope Apart from getting access to a gas pipeline, Afghanistan will benefit from transit revenues and job creation in maintenance and securing the pipeline. Although Afghanistan is rapidly approaching an energy crisis as deforestation creates a supply shortage, it is not a major consumer and will receive ...

19.07.2016

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)