Observer Research Foundation | SANKET SUDHIR KULKARNI: Since the last few months, Iran and Turkmenistan have got embroiled in a bitter dispute. The dispute had started brewing last year when Turkmenistan accused Iran of faltering on payments that Iran was obliged to pay for receiving natural gas from Turkmenistan. In turn, Turkmenistan decided to cut-...

IFP- While Iranian officials maintain that it is unlikely the TurkmenistanAfghanistanPakistanIndia (TAPI) pipeline project becomes operational, Saudi Arabia has pledged to provide its investment and Taliban militants vowed to secure it. Taliban Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the militants are ready to guarantee the security of TAPI Pipeline. Attending ...

Kabul, Dec 15, IRNA Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said the pipeline project to pump natural gas from Turkmenistan to India via Afghanistan and Pakistan (TAPI) is not against the interests of neighboring gas-rich Iran. 'Iran is implementing various projects in the field of energy and will emerge as an important regional player,' he said ...