... gathered in Yekaterinburg today.
RIAC and Strategic Vision Institute Report. Russia and Pakistan in the Middle East: Approaches to Security in the Gulf
However, the flagship project of the new era of the Pakistan-Russia relations is likely to be the Pakistan Gas Stream. Previously known as the North-South Gas Pipeline, this mega-project (1,100 kilometers in length) is expected to cost up to USD 2,5 billion and is claimed to be highly beneficial for Pakistan. Being a net importer of energy, Pakistan will be ...
... enjoys strong U.S. support, but Afghanistan’s instability, as well as its limited financial resources, remain a deterrent.
Maria Chepurina, Mathieu Lemonie:
“The TAPI project: Turkmenistan’s bet in pipeline geopolitics”
The weakest link of the IP Gas and TAPI projects are Pakistan’s guarantees of uninterrupted supplies to India. The political and military standoff between the two countries might undermine the prospects for energy cooperation. In this sense, the idea to lay an offshore pipeline from Iran to India could ...
... territory since the inaugural ceremony of December 2015.
Finally, time is a rival for the project. In April 2015, Pakistan signed a huge infrastructure deal worth of
$46 billion
with China, which also includes financing the construction of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. Pakistan’s incentive to construct its section of the TAPI pipeline is thus no longer as strong as it was before. The next year, during which the Turkmen section is to be completed and the section in Afghanistan begun, will thus be ...
