Russia, Iran and India Want to Bypass the Suez Canal Via the Persian Corridor 2.0
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This ends with Putin dead or in the docket for war crimes. Russia will be split into its constituent republics, reduced to Muscovy. Turkiye alongside Finland and Estonia will rival against China for dominance in the newly created Finnic and Turkic states, the Islamic ones too. NATO allies likelier to prevail in that struggle due to linguistic and cultural ties.
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This isn't a question of by-passing the Suez Canal, it is an issue of the more efficient logistics option! Faster transit time thus reducing inventory costs.
As some are gearing up for a real big war, diversification of routes has a place in the planning.
The intention may not have been to ditch the Suez Canal. Still, "the more efficient logistics option" works by "by-passing the Suez Canal".
A 30% cost saving from Bombay to Russia seems unrealistic and overly optimistic given the railway transshipment involved.
In one way yes, in another no. @@williamzk9083 Good times bad times did not reported in the 3 bypasses around the Caspian Sea. So depending the trajectory there will be more or less transshipment. The truth is that the corridor is not capable to transport all the cargo send to it. It is actually taking more time now than sending it through the Suez. It tell a story of success but also of subdimension. Iran is far from modern logistics and has a long way to learn about it. There is a big commitment from the iranian side noting how such corridors increase economy and trade seems to be changing the perspective how economy can me managed. It is not the cost that matters at this moment but bringing up and running even being unprofitable, at least now. The container price is very good at the moment. The iranian turnover for their economy is enormous. India is still behind the schedule. At the some time we see how regional partners are very interested as well, Iraq, Oman and UAE want to take part in the project, even China is interested, trying to invest in a new central corridor.
It is geopolitics it has little to do with saving pennies.
MAJOR CORRECTION AT 19:12 you used term ALLY India does not subscribe to the term ally, no country is an ally of India. It's just partnership, it can be at different levels.
well corrected but then again Bharat is neither an ally nor a partner . Its simply a mutual understanding in the current time.
TOTALLY, BECAUSE IN THIS MOVE, RUSSIA, AND CHINA, COULD CHOOSE TO 'BETRAY INDIA AND IRAN, INTO THEIR CONTROL IF THEY WANTED TO. AND ONCE THEY OWN ALL OF THE WATERWAYS TO TRADE, THEN THEY CAN JUST CUTT OFF INDIA IN A STRANGLEHOLD. IT IS DIABOLICAL, AND PM MODI, MUST KEEP THE SECURITY OF HIS NATION BY STANDING UP TO THIS. ASLO I THINK THAT THERE IS VERY GOOD EVIDENCE, THAT RUSSIA, COULD ALSO BETRAY IRAN. AND STEAL ALL OF ITS WATERWAY TRADE THIS WAY. RUSSIA WILL ULTIMATELY RIP OFF THE IRAN. WHY? BECAUSE PUTIN HAS ALREADY THREATENED TO DUMP, BOTH IRAN AND INDIA, TO GIVE THE COAL DEAL TO AFGHAN....SO THAT PUTIN CAN RECK ASIA IN ANOTHER PANDEMIC RELEASED FROM A BIO FARM. PM MODI', NEED TO STAND UP TO ALL OF THIS KREMLIN CONTROL CRAP.@
@@mizzboomorris3276 Just shut up diahorrea ! Russia has always kept its word and so has Iran .Weve had trade relations with Iran from even before usa even existed and Europe was even in the reckoning ! Our PM knows this quite well, as for trust we all can see whats gonna happen to Ukraine in a few months time ! Europe is waking up slowly but surely so u can take all our shit and shove it back up !
Ally means a very close partnership, where trade isn't the only thing connecting two nations but also similar values and geopolitical interests. It's funny that when Indians are eager to correct the term "ally" with "partnership," they are basically saying that their foreign relations are weaker than the West.
@@hamzamahmood9565 oh just stop thinking with ur pants down! Ur just exposing the way you think about the west!!!
The Problem with India's neighborhood is that most of them (Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar) are under some sort of sanction from western nation that makes working with them on any infra project very difficult.
Yeah.. this is one reason the west sanction it or create the civil war and secretly support the warring faction
The question is whether India would decide to give up billions in trades with western allies to open a doubtful route to... well, russia. It's not like russians will be able to offer a lot. Raw materials? India has them. I doubt the scale will reach suez considering that no other countries west to russia would be trading with it.
@@matt-eu-poland the west had come to indian shores for trade from old times or even if they don't trade china will blackmail them..GP..
@@vikramgurung3043 dude, what is "the West" nowadays has nothing to do with "West" back then. I'm from Poland. My country hasn't gone anywhere. We don't blackmail anybody but yet we trade a lot with India. What's the point of risking trade with so many different countries to trade with authoritarian, sanctioned russia? None.
The West makes up 15% of the World. And Europe lacks Natural Resources. The new World Order will see China with the Largest economy in the World, India with Second, then USA, then Russia and other BRICS and Asian nations.
Excellent presentation! Great to hear details on the Persian Corridor.
Redundancy is actually really good for trade and trade routes, no matter wich sides you are on
Could you expand on that?
100% I hate the way things like this are presented as zero sum games when increased trade benefits everyone.
@@btr8390 when the suez was blocked all trade that wanted to go to Europe had to go via South Africa. There were no other routes. If you have an Iran rail link, a polar route, an silk road route and the suez if one of them fails the global economy doesn't crash with it
@@JasperKlijndijk Interesting. The Strait of Hormuz should definitely be added to that list.
@@JasperKlijndijk dude, just look at the map and tell me if that were even possible or not A canal though centre Iran a country full of mountain? Then though the entire Russia From south to north?
6:20 Correction: 5 000 aircraft, not 50 000
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Thank you! My mind thought it was very many planes, 5000 makes a lot more sense. Thank you.
This is called fakery & narrative building. How many people are coming to read this comment? and You WILL NOT pin this comment. Shows your intention. Where do you live BTW, and who funds you? No, you don't need to tell, your behaviour says it all.
There is an old German project to bypass the Suez Canal; It is extending a railway starting from Kuwait to Germany. But Britain stoped it by signing a protection agreement with Kuwait. The project can be revived by extending a railway from Kuwait to Europe via Iraq and Turkey.
Then HS2 could be discussed!
Oil could be sent the same way from Syria, Kuwait
Large ships are 5x more efficient than railways, even small ships can handle 2x more cargo than the largest trains. Imagine waiting for a 7 kilometer train to pass, it would literally take 2 hours at the speed they are allowed to go. That is how long they need to be able to compete with ships
Railroad from Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Turkey can make sense, I expect be high chance of sabotage.
@@-.-..._...-.- No offense, but railway crossings in same level are abit "old school". Nowadays railways are constructed with bridges or tunnels crossing them.
Thank you for the informative video on some of the underlying business concerns in these countries. 😊
A corridor for trade requires things worth trading. The biggest commodity of both Iran and Russia is fossil fuels; an Iran-Russia corridor does not help with that. (What will they do, swap oil with each other? Sell to oil-rich central Asian states? The big market for fossil fuels in that part of the world is India, so if anything, a corridor between Russia and Iran really just puts them in competition with each other.) All this corridor will do is create a trade imbalance that f*cks over the Russian people. The tech sanctions on Russia have killed what little manufacturing industry it had. The balance of trade will probably end up looking like: • Russia has demand for Iranian manufactured goods; • India has a demand for Russian raw resources (but Russia must compete against Iran and other central Asian countries for lowest price); • Iran will want from India those things it can't make itself due to sanctions. GG to the average Russian, who will never produce anything that anyone wants to buy, and who has zero economic future. Your government's big plan is to make you compete with Iran on oil prices and the average Indian on labour rates. But hey, who needs a future when vodka's cheap...
Something kind of scary is that some western countries, including the US, are tilting down that route it feels like with crony Corporatism and lobbying capabilities.
Doubt it will be that bad, the Russians are resilient, even if they have to wiggle through mud for a living, like earthworms, it will be nothing but normal for them.
Ah, you forgot one vital thing- Russian's gave up their political determination years ago by just chucking a donkey vote in the box when asked to vote Putin. So now they're just along for the ride and this particular ride is mostly just aimed at keeping the upper-classes of Russia well stocked with cash. Now with the way the state security mechanism is aimed at keeping them quiet, poor and without any say in what happens, so they can't even resort to even dreaming of having any autonomy back. Unless you want to go to gulag or the front
Right now, they are trying to dodge sanctions and supply anti-West weapons for Pooti's insane debacle. When the war ends? They can still dodge sanctions.
Swap grain to fruits.
This bro is the new Chirvan from Caspian Report
The suez canal cost a lot of money for passageway which increases annually. Hence the increase in ship size to try and combat this cost. The speed of travel by land against by ship helps offset the cost to load/unload cargo to cross the Caspian sea. There is also a lot of distribution along the line of the railway system that would have to be brought down from northern ports if it was all transported to Russia by sea.
Actual the Persian's build the Suez canal in Egypt during Achaemenid empire 2500 years ago to connect their economy from Asia through African and Europe. Also the Suez tablet still exist in Egypt which Persian's explains this amazing achievement.
Had the Germans won WW2 they were preparing to built the "breitsphurban" a "3m wide gauge railway" from Berlin, through Warsaw, Russia, Siberia, Across the Bering Sea, Alaska then Fairbanks Canada where it was eventually to connect to the USA and finally down to South America. The 3m gauge would have allowed 6m wide carriages. The size would have allowed competitiveness with large ships. The possibilities for goods, outsize machinery was obvious but 1st class carriages were essentially private homes. The standard gauge of 1.42m is completely and absurdly limiting of much industry to port cities.
Have you tried out your proposal of 3 m gauge? EU would have to totally rework all its railway systems!
@@user-ed9so2rb4k From my reading off Chinese rail network proposal there would be new railway lines laid outside off the existing infrastructure because between China and the EU there are 16 different railway gauges of various quality and signal systems. Integration would be far to costly and involve to many transfer of goods between systems meaning sea transport still cheaper. New railway lines being laid and now already from China to Pakistan plus a link into Iran. ( think this railway system is being put into place to reduce ability of US navy to control flow of oil and others recourses out of Middle East to China)
@@kentriat2426 Those 14 gauges are small in length as the International Gauge and the Broad gauge really link up the major players
Thank you for posting this video that gives so many informations regarding what may happen in the coming decades. I have to admit that I didn't know much about the topic and thanks to GTBT I am feeling better aware about geopolitics so far. Thank you again, I am going to subscribe to GTBT.
Good information. Thank you. I hadn’t heard of the INSTC, International North South Trade Corridor before and am glad too. It makes perfectly good sense for trade.
I feel that the US didn't care about Iran except for 1979 and Operation Ajax. This video gave us an interesting and insightful history lesson on Iran's modern history
It explains why President Mossadegh's pussyfooting around with the USSR had to be taken seriously and that there was more to the coup than just oil interests.
U.S has been meadling in Iran since the wwII, and the British even before that
@@MarkSmith-vo1vn The Russians before that.
the USA (and Britain) didn't overthrow the Iranian government and end parliamentary democracy replacing it with dictatorship for shits and giggles ! They have buyers regret after their dictator got overthrown and replaced by the Russian leaning caliphate .
@@ubroc Sir, I'm cheering on what now ? Of course I'm the "bad guy" , because you just made up a ton of false crap and assigned it to me. But , that is what lying propogandists do. They lie , and avoid facts that they don't like. And smear anyone who factually counters their BS, because a smear works when you can't actually make an argument against facts .
Excellent presentation regarding a topic I've never previously heard mentioned, even briefly.
Chabahar is a far better choice than Bandar Abbas as the starting point of the corridor. It bypasses Strait of Hormuz and is far better port in terms of capacity and is closer to India. The beauty of it is that even Pakistan can use the same corridor via railroad as an alternate route,
True, and that is the plan, but the railroad to Chabahar is not yet finished. Nevertheless the amount of cargo already being put to the corridor is so big they will need both ports. Most Iranian railways are single line, that limits a lot the traffic. It can be solved with very intelligent signalisation and software as well as cargo tracking all things Iran and some central asian countries need to learn but are far from it any time soon.
Bandar Abbas is connected by a two-track railway to Tehran and that is the reason why that port was chosen. China financed the railway across Pakistan and the Qwadar port.
Given that Iran and Pakistan have been exchanging missile strikes in the past couple of weeks, then I now don't see the latter country making much use of such a route.
A few words on KZhead and on the Internet is not difficult, so familiarize yourself with the route of the Eastern Corridor. The MSM you are exposed to did not inform you of the current flow of goods through that corridor.@@TheEulerID
@@TheEulerID The hardest thing is to use a brain. Here I used mine 1. I looked on Google maps where the conflict occurred 2. I looked at the route of the Eastern Corridor So I measured on the nearest part how far they are. How far is the Eastern Corridor, i.e. the railway, from the conflict site on the nearest part?
And the incoming Z-boys in the comment section will claim that lend-lease to the USSR never happened.
One of Russian propaganda shows claimed that in WW2 USSR fought against all the west.
No one denies that lend lease existed, I deny its importance because 3/4 of lend lease arrived after Stalingrad. So stopping the Nazis at Moscow, Stalingrad and Leningrad and turning the war in the east was pretty much all on the Soviets. American lend lease helped end the war faster and saved Soviet lives but it certainly didn't save the USSR.
Zombie State Media now claims that the West was on the side of Hitler for most of the war.
@@seanzibonanzi64 What an ignorant thing to say. Russians would have starved to death before Stalingrad if it weren’t for LL. Even watching this video provides an example: Russia’s desire to subjugate Tehran being frustrated by a lack of military equipment. Even before the US entered the war in 1941, they had already been sending supplies to the Soviet Union and Stalingrad took place over 1942-1943 and the battle was a very close run thing. Take away Western aid and they likely lose.
According to the Russian historian Boris Vadimovich Sokolov: “…without these Western shipments under Lend-Lease the Soviet Union not only would not have been able to win the Great Patriotic War, it would not have been able even to oppose the German invaders, since it could not itself produce sufficient quantities of arms and military equipment or adequate supplies of fuel and ammunition. The Soviet authorities were well aware of this dependency on Lend-Lease. Thus, Stalin told Harry Hopkins [FDR's emissary to Moscow in July 1941] that the U.S.S.R. could not match Germany's might as an occupier of Europe and its resources.”
Thank you, BRICS, for showing us the way of progress through global cooperation. We ❤ BRICS. Let there be peace on earth and goodwill to all of humanity.
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ehm, didnt a brick country just recently kind of INVADE their neighbor? And isnt an otherone very very much, interested in becomming the biggest military power on the planet, is repeatedly threatening all the small neighbor countries with violence? especilly the one that is an island of the southern coast? Idk if we live in different worlds or not, but imo, India, and Brazil are cool, South Africa kinda meh, and russia and china, definately are not realy promoting progress through cooperation, and more like obediance throu hostility.
Lol literally a collection of the oppressive governments in the world
Leave Ukraine first, then peace. Dumb Russian shill
@@bigsmoke3821 😛
The idea was kept in cold storage for a century because of the British (in possession of India) were wary of the Russian thrust to the warm waters of Indian Ocean, that was to be opposed. With the exit of European (colonial/imperial) powers from Asia, it came to light that the most "taken-for-granted" Pan-Asian route is really non-existent. INS Corridor will obviate that situation. In global trade, "transit" countries (that allow other countries' goods through them to the land-locked countries numbering 44) play a vital part, to open up a hitherto unrecognised potential of trade with interior countries. Iran is No.1 transit country simply because more Asian areas (the five - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan) have little access to sea. Iran (in tandem with Caspian Sea) will gain a lot through "transit fees" levied on the advantage vis-a-vis Suez canal that topped its capacity. Russia is the most disadvantaged maritime nation, though possessing (perhaps) the longest coast line. Probably 5% of it only is useful - in warm Black Sea & seasonally frozen Baltic Sea (with Black Sea route the winner). All that advantage will pass on to a land corridor through Iran. The huge crude oil deposits in Russian interior can only be economically transported through this North-South corridor, what with the Himalayan barrier for such transport corridors preventing any such effort. A system is already started in India receiving cheap Russian crude, that India is processing the crude (in Jamnagar refinery, the world's largest) and selling the down-stream products all over the world including the West. In fact there are nearer & less-congested ports than Bombay (you mentioned). Port Okha (Dwaraka) in Gujarat (India) that is about 100 miles from Jamnagar refinery of Ambanis, is about 500 nautical miles from Chah'bahar port in Iran on the Gulf of Oman, avoiding Persian gulf & its bottle-neck, Hormuz strait. A VLCC can cover the entire Arabian Sea transit in 25 hours at 20 knots. This is an excellent coverage that you gave, on the most vital transport link (corridor) of our times.
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Namibia arguably has a worse maritime situation despite it's coast
@@user-cx9nc4pj8w Yet it is far better than having no coast. There are some ports like Walvis Bay.
Have you been to the Antarctica? The Trans-Siberian railway has been in operation across the Eurasian landmass for over a century and today a number of links from China via Kazakhstan to Central Asia have been in operations for nearly a decade!
With global warming the Northern coast of Russia will become usable for more and more months of the year. Northern Russia will also become more habitable and usable (either for mineral extraction or agriculture, or both). Global warming seems to be in Russias interest.
You forgot to mention the Arctic convoys when we supplied Russia with food and weapons even though we had very little to spare or the number of merchant ships that were sent to the bottom while helping our Russian allies let alone the armed trawlers that armed with very little escorted them facing hardships and weather conditions that even with today’s technology would make many navies think twice
Very good analysis. Its hard to stay neutral when you have oil and a 1000km coastline.
Say it to Indonesia
@@poncoyogapurnomo3517 Indonesia has managed it doesn't make it any easier.
@@ndahiya3730 that right. Then in history, between Soviet and United States actually hopes Indonesia stay neutral with depends with 'them' help
What happens after the end of US Empire. It is coming soon.
@@AugustKling Not before Russia's downfall. Let's worry about the realistic problems first.
Very insightful content as always, thank you.
whats insightful about telling a huge lie about "Russia failure of special operation in Ukraine" ? On the other hand, no, keep on listening to this hiddenly and implicit one-sided poem , keep believing its true that Russia is in danger of being isolated. Keep on sleeping , guys. Btw, doesnt anybody here at all have some of his own reliable sources in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia , that would give you only facts and not layer of facts +two layers of lies, of what is actually happening in real time and real life over there? For God s sake.
That's a hell of an intermodal (train + road + sea) capacity requirement, I guess, but the way things are going - they better have a more expensive alternative than no alternative at all. Bearing in mind the due proportions, it is more or less the rationale behind the 2 Oceans Way Mercosur's Initiative (linking the Port of Santos-SP in Brazil, to the Pacific Ocean Chilean ports through Paraguay and Argentina).
Very informative, thanks!
everyone is forgetting fertilizers, which also double as explosives, and pesticides. there is also quite a lot of grain that could be exported. Oil is only known because it makes the greatest impact to west. oil pipelines are possible, but futile. for longer term stability, it is more likely something else will be traded.
People are dumb. Very dumb. However, scientists have recently discovered most farmers are using about 12x too much fertilizer. There’s a new technique that yields better crops with much less fertilizer. If this technique gains widespread awareness, it will severely undermine Russia’s fertilizer industry.
Oil IS that linger term stability because it's not just energy commodities, it's also plastics and other materials. If you want a developed nation, you need oil. Period. Even a purely green nation (which is impossible with today's tech) will still use plastics and other such polycarbonate materials. You need oil for that. Period. Pipelines are safer and cheaper than by sea. That's why the west got rid of the largest shipping vessels ever made over time. It's simply more efficient to use pipelines. The issue is that since 1947, NATO and the Soviet bloc had the area divided, which meant such pipelines were at risk to attack.......... LIKE NORDSTROM. lol If the area was politically safer and under control of one or the other, pipelines would've been fueling Europe from the ME. It just would've been one or the other. Russia's pipeline would've been from Iran, while the NATO one (read USA and Brit) would've been from Kuwait thru Iraq.
True, most people dont know fertilizer prices have been rising recently and making farming almost unprofitable
This will increase transportation costs tremendously. Russia loads grain onto grain ships in the Caspian Sea, moves them to an Iranian harbor on the Caspian Sea, unloads the grain from the ships and puts them on trains, which move across Iran to an Iranian port on the Persian Gulf, where it is loaded again onto a different ship to go to its final destination in India or China. Or instead, the grain is loaded onto ships in the Black Sea which travel through the Black Sea and the Suez Canal to their destination ports in India or China. No additional unloading / loading needed.
India doesn't import grain from Russia or anywhere else. This NSTC is designed mainly for transporting Russian crude to India. Of course, it is intended for two way trade between India and Russia in the long run. Russia doesn't need the NSTC to ship stuff to China. They share a border and have excellent overland routes for that.
@@DevKumar-rq1jq I think I saw where India is actually an exporter of grain, so you are correct in pointing out that India will not be importing grain from Russia, but other nations will be buying grain from Russia, and this extra handling adds to the cost of the grain.
But at least 3-4000 km longer with sea pollution in addition. More fossil fuel used as well and currently the Black sea is close to a war zone-soon it may be inside a war zone. Any further sanctions againbt Russia will make the longer route more vulnerable to western blackmail. BRI will make it even shorter. So currently the Caspian-Arabian sea route is the preferred competitive option-as well as staying as far away from potential western interferences as possible.
Going thru Suez , there is western hegemony, legal extortions, and western sabotage.
@@shahidhassan3492 Sea transport is the most fuel efficient way of transport per ton goods. The pollution of trucks, diesel train och electric train (electricity from coal power plant) is much higher. Even if the ship takes a detour. Remember the capacity of an Ultra large container vessel is huge. 7000-9000 40 ft containers. Transporting and relocate oil on vessel-train-vessel is even more inefficient. The idea is probably to build a pipeline through the Caspian sea and through Iran. But there is still mountans to go over. And the still have to load it on western insured vessels. It is less than an ideal situation for Russia.
62,400 Tons per ship. 100 Tons per rail car. 26 Tons per truck. 1 Ore Vessel. = 624 Rail cars. = 2,400 Trucks. Great Lakes freighters
good reporting. Thanks!
will Turkey and Israel sit by while Iran gets more powerful? Azerbaijan seems to be the linchpin to all these plans and yet you didnt mention it. i thought Turkey and to a lesser extend Israel were close to the Azerbaijan government.
Yes they will sit
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@@worldofmix6766 i dont know why theyd sit. Turkey has waited years to influence Central Asia again. Israel cant afford to watch wait and see.
I think Azerbaijan will eventually face dual invasion from north and south by Iran and Russia if they continue to try to oppose both regimes. They can just Polanize the country. Turkey will be angry but wont risk war with both Russia and Iran at the same time.
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Excellent video. Thank you!
The word "Suez" will slip into antiquity as "Timbuktu".
Uzbekistan also should hold on with two trade paths. Throughout Turkmenistan+Iran and via Afganistan+Pakistan so both routes to rival for less custom and transit fee
god_bika The Pakistan route is anon-starter with that country in a financial mess unlike nowhere else. Plus the route needs to pass, over high Hindukush mountains. Thus, Iran route (single-country transit from Turkmenistan) is preferable.
@@god_bika Yes
India or Russia will not invest in Afghanistan or Pakistan, damn who will give security to infra? In these both countries, lots of blast happens in these both countries
Iran have singed a deal with Pakistan to build oil pipes from iran to Pakistan, iran already built it in there country, but Pakistan have not yet started, iran have threatened them to Pakistan to icj and fine them billons of dollar! Google it!
India would like buy oil from Turkmenistan and azerbaijan or any central Asian countries, if we had Tapi oil pipeline, talk was started in decades ago, since then only Turkmenistan have built it 😅
India is Iran's best partners in direct access to Russia and Eastern Europe.
For sure?? Iran is nearer to Russia than India is!!!
Very well made video , thanks and congrats
Very interesting, TY for the history as well as the current 2023 analysis.
What I am seeing here is that instc benefits India the most, the only worthwhile thing all the other countries of instc can export to India (and each other for that matter) is oil and raw materials like metal, where as India can export a lot more, because of its bigger economy, better industrial capacity and better workforce, I don't see how is this going to benefit Russia or Central Asian Republics or even Iran for that matter as they can't trade with each other because they will essentially be exporting the same material to each other. And after this Ruso-Ukrainian war, I don't think Europe would be too keen on importing Russian or Iranian oil either (their biggest exports). And If India somehow manages to convince EU to accept indian exports through instc, It would only make India's case stronger. The best Iran and Russia will get from this trade route is cargo processing fee because they won't be adding anything of value to the exports, just like the Egyptians.
Well they can convince EU coz china is getting old and unfriendly to west
aha! I was almost thinking the exact same thing. This deal only benefits India. Russia is heading for a slow decline in everything especially with its aging population. And Iran … well who knows what the further will be there.
Wrong. Those countries can use that route to export to other Asian countries besides India. It’s also a shorter route to China and South Africa. This route can even be used by Azerbaijan to bring goods from Asia to Europe. It’s not as dumb as you think. If it’s cheaper and faster, people will use it.
Australia? .....I see a possible role here for Australia.
@@kwektans China already has BRI in place and China would prefer to use BRI instead of any other trade route. I never said instc doesn't benefit these other nations I said that it benefits India more than it benefits other partners of instc. What will Africa trade with Iran and Russia, biggest exports of all 3 of these are raw materials and fossil fuels, basically all three export the same items. The best Iran and Russia will get from this trade is cargo processing fee for transporting African goods to Europe. just like the Egyptians.
When you got to move a lot of stuff, nothing is cheaper than floating it on a ship. Not a railroad or highway or airplane.
Only if there are no choke points
I suggested the Silk Road and Belt project to Xi Peng many years ago. Getting these trade corridors open is a great idea, too.
You suggested it to him? Tell your story - that's fascinating. How did that come to pass?
@@JasperElvenSky I forgot the occasion, but something China was doing was controversial and the young guns were deployed to defend her on the internet. This was common in those early internet days when comments and email were new phenomena. You needed an IBM PC to participate and those were still rare in China at the time. The time of day they logged on and off suggested their location along with their pro-Chinese scripted point of view. As I was no novice in discussion, having lived with a communist Chinese college student in my home for a time, they would pass me up to their senior discussion leader, I always let the head guy win, but not without challenge. It was to this young person, their leader, that I proposed the rebuilding of the old Silk Road and the opening of ambitious sea trade by building ports. We spent several hours going over the details and I learned a lot in the process. It was entirely a novel idea at the time with most of the countries along the way hostile to China and Chinese interests. It was a rare and memorable breakthrough. I similarly proposed the HOPE Scholarship Program to Bill Clinton along with Don't Ask Don't Tell, Rules for Freedom of Religion in the Federal Workplace, advocated unified state lawsuits against big tobacco on behalf of cancer victims, deadbeat dad laws, family leave (to Hillary), the Tuskeegee Presidential Apologies and Compensations, set the date for the fall of the Berlin Wall (in 1972--17 years in advance) and film stories with Stephen Spielberg (Star Wars, Close Encounters, E.T.--my name's on Elliot's doodles, Indiana Jones, Independence Day, Explorers, Joan of Arc, Armageddon, Deep Impact, Morning Edition, Touched by an Angel) to improve American spirit and cinematic leadership.
its amazing how Iran geopolitical location connects almost 40 percent of world population and their markets to each other
What use would this corridor be if Russia completely sabotaged it's trade relationship with Europe? I also don't think the Europeans are in any hurry to create more trade relations with a country like Iran. India too doesn't have much to offer besides an exported workforce and this will happen regardless of an Iranian corridor.
5th largest economy doesn't have anything to trade with the 9th largest? What world are you living in? Keep coping.
@@jdamsel8212 Don't forget all the countries of Central Asia, and it could even connect Russia, Iran and Central Asia with south-east Asia. So I definitely understand why all the participants are so eager to invest into this infrastructure project, it makes a lot of sense.
@@jdamsel8212 India is responsible for 2% of EU exports. They are completely inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Also the likelihood of European countries allowing Russia to be a middle man for Eurasian trade is a pipe dream. Russia has completely screwed it's economic future in relation to Europe and any country that doubles down on Russian trade relations will be met with boycotts in the future by the largest trade blocs in the world.
@@Alexandra-zp3gr Lmfao. Not like they're a rising power. Also, what sanctions? Have they impacted Russia's trade with India, China or Iran?
Because this way the US can't interfere by blocking Russo-Indian trade via the suez canal, and Russia and India are trading plenty, even if you can't compare numbers or volume to trading blocs like the EU or US, it is no less an important partnership for the 2 countries involved. Very shallow western centric thinking here. Edit: India being 2% of EU trade means nothing when we aren't talking about EU. Anyone who isn't a western first world snob knows that BRICS is a thing and for good reason, prevents relying on the unreliable EU and US trade, from the perspective of a country like Russia. Please drop the Euro centric thinking if you want to understand a non-European nation and it's trade.
As always great content. However, I don't see masterworks ads ageing well for youtubers.
excellent analysis. Thanks.
Very good content thanks it is clear!!
The great game has been going on for 3 centuries with Russia trying to get a warm water port and being fought back by various nations.
3 centuries of europe trying to break Russia only to have their empires break their teeth, Napoleon, Hitler and now America
Is not the Black Sea a warm water port?
@@jerryclark5725 Black sea port is bottle neck by Turkey's channel. So it isn't a freely port.
@@alexlo7708 Agreed.
@@alexlo7708 Russia has enough ports: Baltic, Black, Pacific, White sea
.04 cents a mile by boat and .20 cents per mile by and\sea?.....not gonna happen.
The Suez route is 4-5 times longer than the Iranian route ! So the planned Iran-Caspian route comes in the same ballpark region as the Suez route. It's a competitive model... and on top of that it becomes really really attractive given the marine insurance headache and the problematic chokepoints on the European route.
@@jusmeetsingh1907 ok ok Putin lover just go and waste your money already:)
@@_Hell_. Putin? who? How quickly you jumped from facts (costs) to sentiments?
@@jusmeetsingh1907 So… what are the resources that will be sent on these routes? Industries are moving their production factories from China to India. Means India will need more oil products ( from Russia at a big discount) and other raw materials. But what will Russia get besides $$$? I can’t see Russia in the future being a country that has a large consumer market that India could trade with. The more I try to understand it the more confused I get. 😂 I have only just become interested in Geopolitics in the last year and there is SO MUCH going on at the moment 🤯
@@Aussie-Mocha India has a huge number of rich businessmen who would want caviar and vodka and to resell titanium platinum fertilizers Oil Gas timber.. Don't you worry the scope is endless.
Thank you for the detailed history
This is what India (& Russia) have been looking forward, with Iran as the transit country. Suez canal is most convenient for European countries doing business with Asian maritime margins. It offers Russia an access to the Indian Ocean.
There were proposals to dig canal through Negev desert, it failed proposal to connect Persian Gulf with Mediterranean sea, it failed. Usually the problem is elevation and lack of water and cost. This project seems to have the same issue, it will have at least two transloadings (unless they will build broad gauge line through Iran), but quite possibly, three or four. That is quite a bit problematic. As well it needs cooperation from other countries along Caspian Sea. There was proposal for ship canal, but that could cause serious problems in arid region and mess with water resources and rainfalls.
A diverse and inclusive pilot's union could clog the Suez indefinitely.
@@1247.cccccc Yes. Even now large vessels such as VLCC, SLCC prefer going round the Cape of Good Hope - a la Bartolomeo Diaz even in the last decade of fifteenth century as speeds like 30 knots are achievable in the open Ocean, while for duration in the Suez, the speed can be like 0.1 knot (185 m per hour)! a huge LPG carrier needs to go really fast to save cost of on-board liquefaction of the fuel.
Russia has access to the Indian Ocean via the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Suez Canal. No need for any transhipment.
@@rogerphelps9939 Access to the Black Sea is controlled by Turkey, a NATO member which can effectively block Russians from getting Mediterranean. Suez canal is again controlled by somebody, Egypt this time and while it had remained neutral, there still is this danger, just as in case of Gibraltar and access to the Red Sea is controllable as well. Those seas are more like interconnected salt water lakes, than seas and access can be denied at various points.
India is truly about to enjoy its best century
I'm not sure about that. The West will put pressure on India and use it to its advantage. I'll be glad to make a mistake, but I'm a realist.
That's great for the entire world
@@Siberian_Bear72 yeah like didn't pressure us to support them in uktaine war
Is it a India superpower 2020 meme reference? Lol.
@@OkarinHououinKyouma lol no he is saying that after many centuries of slavery , loot and humiliation, poverty , poor growth india finally is growing fast in terms of military , economically , social parameters AS AN INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGN COUNTRY it doesn't have that relation to that bjp fanbase cringe
"United by complimentary grivience" That sounds like a toxic Reddit thread
Excellent, accurate and balanced video. Very rare,. A lot depends on Iran's cooperation which is compromised by the OIC. The survival of Iran and its historic ties to India rests on Iran's actions, not words, on this.. Hopefully they will make the right choice. India is inescapably the next big power they will have to deal with.
haha. iran is on day today affair with israel, usa and uk. they partner with russia and china in a lot of international affairs as well. they helping russia in the war. they are with China on middle east peace(against USA s wishes. it is indias need to be part of the project, spend money to be involved. not iran's. They are the most powerful military in persian gulf. no slouch.
منظورت چیست که میگویی بقای ایران به تصمیماتش بستگی دار یعنی میگویی ایران قبول نکنددچارمشکل میشود؟منظورتواین است؟
Hahaha look lindu is talking about iran India is the most gando nation alive remember during Trump time 2019 India follows US policy and ban Iranian oil import Iran know hwo to choose between randians and Chinese 😂
good report. covered the subject in details thanks from California
It is nice that they are giving countries and easy target to disrupt trade.
Distrupt trade? Russia and Iran are already in sanctions lol
USA itself buying products made with Russian crud from India. 🤣🤣🤣
Crude sold to India at a loss. Below the $60 cap. That keeps Russian crude on the market supressing the price globally and bleeding russia out.
@@ubroc best for india okay for west, not too good for russia, but still better than nothing
Great presentation, thank you.
Thanks, Good Times Bad Times.
The exemptions from U.S sanctions in the Persian Corridor can be that investment into the Central Asian States economics to develop. Such access could promote outside investment in from India and an alternative to China. The United States did an exemption with the prior government in Afghanistan for the BRI investments in China to give investment in infrastructure and development. India most likely will the major financier for the project, Russia building railroads and Iran as a key connection for negations between the countries involved.
Russia building railroads? With west sanctions on roller wheel bearing Russia cannot even keep their own wagons rolling.
wtf include a terrorist fascist regime in the calculus. Who in his right mind would have included hitlerist regime into long term arrangements in 1944? U living under a rock or are desensitive to bombing like in ww2? geez...armchair geopoliticons
nation and major corporations can't really bypass US sanction if they are involved in any international trade. All the US has to do is threaten to sanction any nation, bank, company etc. that violates the sanctions, thew US will prohibit the violators from conduction any transaction in us dollars and can also sanction anyone who aids the violators. The US fined one French bank a German bank? and an American bank for doing business with Iran or Iranian entities in violation of US law even though the business deals were legal in their countries.
@@howardsimpson489 western sanctions have little impact on Russia. Look at Iran, they have successfully reverse engineered US weapons. Now, they have become a weapon supplier. West needs to rethink their approach.
@@howardsimpson489everything is made in china including raytheon weapons supply chain
This sounds familiar oh wait for it's because they've talked about this idea before every decade and it never materializes why would now be any different. Also, the fact it would go sea to land than sea again is just going to make it extremely more expensive to ship things because Iran is a country with a large number of mountain ranges. Either they tunnel through them [which would take years] or go around which makes the trip longer
What about a pipeline? Also didn't they build the route during ww2 so why not just rebuild it but better?
@@someguy1559 The world war two one was a coop invasion/occupation with the Soviets and the UK to get supplies to the Soviets in a different route with less than useful throughput. And a pipeline under the Caspian sea through Iran then routed to India is once again a massive undertaking and revolving around Pakistan not blocking a line going through their country [otherwise it goes underwater again increasing costs considerably.] Pakistan and India having bad relations are what stops a pipeline through central Asia, to begin with. and China would 100% block a pipeline to India through its country because of active border disputes.
@@kraigisboss 30% of the supplies to Soviet Union happened through this route, so your skepticism is a the very least unfounded.. even if it is not malafide and diversionary.
@Jusmeet Singh You're talking about a time 80 years ago, when a communist state that didn't exactly need to pay people and the British empire decided money was no object and goods needed shipped through no matter the cost Now it's the world's longest dead empire with massive sanctions trying to work with a reactionary patch of mountains filled with massive domestic political upheaval and bonus sanctions, to ship raw resources to a country that is both doing plenty fine without them and will increase manufacturing capability in India. All this to feed a country engaged in border skirmishes with their other ally China? All this seems to be doing is weakening all three of them and their relations with each other, and trying to bring a new country into the fold that just learned they couldn't trust the Russians to ship them military goods due to them throwing Indian T-90s at Ukraine, which is their biggest export outside of raw resources. This is another autocratic pipe dream doomed to fail and waste their money and time, and for this reason I think they should keep going, build 2 railways in fact, maybe put a mega city on the coast that will sink into the ocean, the possibilities are endless
....the stars weren't quite as aligned before now?
Got a better grasp of the areas. Thanks.👍👍👍
Very good eye opening analysis and facts.
The only reason India seeks relations with Russia is because there are at least 3 countries between them where ever you look and Russia is not very good at waging war against non-neighbouring countries..
Russia isn't very good at waging war, full stop.
@@Meoldson But their artillery and missiles can still kill a lot of people and do a lot of damage.
There’s one path where there is only one country between India and Russia, it’s called China. But yea I doubt they could get through China.
Russia is probably having more success away from home than nearby. They play an outsized role in Africa's wars with Wagner, as well as in Europe's politics through corruption and disinformation.
Or neighbouring ones for that matter
Nicely done -- both balanced & informative. For those of us whose grasp of geopolitics does not include this part of the world you've provided a very helpful introduction. And, it's obvious (at least to me) that at least a few of the commenters are quite knowledgable about this topic. Thank you!
He is still salty about Crimea.
"Balanced"? When he talks about "Russia's and Iran's international isolation"? The whole Latin America, the whole of Africa, the Saudis, Turkey, India, Pakistan and China, are all with the side of Iran and Russia. Clearly it never occurred to you how Russia has not only survived, but in fact has a stronger economy now, than it had before the war in Ukraine, all while the West is decimated by inflation, collapsing banks and sky-rocketing fuel and food prices.
@@nomayor1 Thank you for your comment, Mr N. Please note that I indicated in my statement above that I'm NOT an expert in this area -- although I speak 4 languages & am probably more of an expert on other geopolitical areas than 99.5% of KZhead viewers. And, I still believe that this was a a helpful introduction. I also indicated that at least a few of the commenters were quite knowledgable. You apparently believe that you are one of those. " "Balanced"? When he talks about "Russia's and Iran's international isolation"? The whole Latin America, the whole of Africa, the Saudis, Turkey, India, Pakistan and China, are all with the side of Iran and Russia." If this is true for any other countries than Iran & China, I'd be surprised. However, I am open to your rather bold & incautious statement being true if the appropriate confirmable evidence & corroboration appeared. "Clearly it never occurred to you how Russia has not only survived, but in fact has a stronger economy now, than it had before the war in Ukraine, all while the West is decimated by inflation, collapsing banks and sky-rocketing fuel and food prices." Although I'm not a subject matter authority on Russia, its former colonies/satellites, & its current economy, I am an economist. Your statement about the strength of the Russian economy is, among your other assertions, the closest to being unambiguously preposterous. I'd advise not betting the farm on that sentiment. As for the reference to "...inflation, collapsing banks and sky-rocketing fuel and food prices....", those statements are not completely, totally ridiculous. I'm modestly concerned about American banks, but I believe that fuel & food prices -- at least in the US -- have stabilized. I'd have preferred to have seen the Fed take action on interest rates sooner, but they don't always heed sound advice from me.
@@rogerforsberg3910 I speak three languages and I have lived and worked in three countries. As said, Russia is certainly not "isolated". You see, the West certainly still lives in the era of colonies and they still view themselves as the center of the world, but these times are long gone. You may want to look up what happened during Macron's last visit and the interview he tried to give with the President of Congo. Or how the President of Namibia responded to the comments of a German politician recently. It's all here on KZhead. Guess what all other countries and regions mentioned, Latin America, India, Africa etc, have in common: They all suffered for centuries from Western imperialism. Pablo Escobar was an amateur in front of Queen Victoria, who waged TWO WARS against China, in order to enforce the open sale of opium drugs by the British to the Chinese population. That is why none of these regions has aligned with the West in the case of sanctions against Russia, and that is why Russia is doing *More* business now and has a *Bigger* surplus now, than it had before. Because Russia has something that the West never had, nor will ever have: Russia has *Friends*. I am not making any "assertions" on Russia's economy. Assertions is what you say in your video, from the first word to the last. Everybody can just google and read that Russia's economy is doing just fine. Russia had a GDP reduction of just 2% during 2022, and will have GROWTH in 2023. You know, growth, the word which the West has long forgotten. Regarding the fuel and food prices, finally, yes, they have "stabilized", at 200% more than they were last year. I live in the West, you know, I live in Britain. The same 6-pack of eggs last year was 45% less. The same loaf of slice bread was last year two british pounds, now it's four. Let alone that frequently, certain vegetables do not exist at all, given that the cost of the energy to grow them has become completely prohibitive. Finally, that you call "not totally preposterous" the fact that American banks are collapsing again, just proves your denial of reality.
@@nomayor1 Whole of Latin America? That's a joke right? 🤣. Nicaragua, Bolivia, Venezuela and Cuba are not "the whole Latin America". Do you realize most of Latin America still makes most of its money through trade with the USA? You must be a dreamy communist supporter lmao
" Necessity is the mother of Invention "
Good, clear presentation and I learnt so much. Thank you.
Your transitions to the sponsor part of the video are so smooth that I almost don't skip them
Ha ! They real are smooth.
Almost as slick as his propagandist snark against Russian, for which he should be "bitch slapped" until his face hangs in bloody shreds.
@@TheSkepticalCynic And then you come along with that !!!! Hater much?
Birds of a feather tarred together.
Excellent documentary, thank you
Never heard of this. thank you.
It’s a great idea. But none of the countries actually trust each other. I’m waiting for China to make a military power play on Russia for oil, gas and land. In addition, the three countries combined couldn’t find something like that.
a military power play for land? You do realize these are nuclear powers, do you? Nuclear deterrance is real my dude. Thats also why russia wont invade Nato, and more importantly why Nato wont invade russia. (russia would lose against nato, if it had no nuclear weapons.)
As long as Putin in his desparation is selling India and China oil below the $60 cap and below their cost of extraction China doesn't have to do anything. Russia is losing money on every barrel.
4:15 nothing personal guys Iraq just wanted to join the sport 🙂
Interesting video. Thanks
good history/info/analysis ; - )
Just hope India won't be played out by the US in future as its too close to Russia and Iran. The US using India to counter China rise is too simplistic. The reason being two Asian giants in close proximity will be annihilated if deadly weapons (tactical nuclear weapons too) are to be used and the US will be a happy spectator at another corner of the world just like what happen in Europe now. US is a warmongering expansionist power since its independence. Having created huge suffering to the people in middle east, it now trying to shift its military focus to Asia-Pacific region to contain China with some puppets' help.
India understands US tactics, otherwise it would have already joined the western bloc in sanctioning Russia, and to some extent china too understands that a full out war with india will essentially devastate it's economy even if manages to win in the end, same with india
"Using India" is a fantasy. It's too big and getting bigger at great speed...faster than all other major economies. It has the 3rd largest GDP (USD 12 trillion) when calculated on PPP factors, which is the most accurate way of calculating the real GDP of a country. The nominal GDP calculation is a farce and a scam...a speculative bubble dependent on forex manipulations. Bottomline: you cannot "use" or "manage" a 12 trillion dollar economy that will outgrow you soon.
Both India & China are aware of these US designs. In India, we look at it as a way to make USA & China tire each other out - thus helping India. What USA is trying to do between India & China - India itself is doing between USA & China & is presently winning.
I think im experiencing deja vu. Did Caspian report talk about this? or someone else? EDIT: Amit Sengupta nade a video about this
All these land sea corridors are good only for emergency situations and not for day to day trade. However, the Artic sea route can be promising trade route for all.
Informative
India playing its own great game right now
😏i m loving it..
Lay back enjoy
Yeah playing great game with 0 people in server lol you can play that great game alone as much as you can
@@ranfak Europe not being involved creates 0 difference🤡
China's position is ambiguous but to the extent that the corridor serves the interest of China, it harms the interest of India.
what it did prevent western evil and selfish plans that you are part of the disinformation instrument.
Excellent presentation.
Excellent overview very informative, Thank You.👍👍👍👍
Great video. The British are finding it so hard to get over their lack of empire. It's hard to have a global reach with one broken down aircraft carrier. The Caspian Sea route is a reality now and with High Speed trains between China and Russia, isolation is not an issue.
Ski jump carriers are just not worth the cost and effort. Unless you have EMALS or US steam launchers, the planes on your carrier cannot utilize max loadouts. Its far more effective for Russia to use drones and put advanced radars, cruise missiles, and VLS systems on frigattes and corvettes with 2 equaling an Arleigh Burke. Britains 3 QEs are worth it, and of course China's advanced CVs. It wouldn't surprise me if India didn't phase out their CVs and focus on martime patrol aircraft and SAGs.
"It's hard to have a global reach with one broken down aircraft carrier." Yeah, at least the British aircraft carrier floats.
Written by a guy using English language haha But on a serious note, isolation from international markets is always an issue. One can build a "self-sustained" economy only to later realize that they either lack of things or are poorer due to their poor decisions (look at soviet communism).
We trade with the passed Empire and happy to see them do well . DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES . FREEDOM FROM DICTATORS .🤔
The empire is still there Tadhg, but has been known for decades as the Anglo-American Establishment. Rebranded and changed with the times but still alive and well, and very much running things from Washington and London.
People who live in their mother's basements think they are geopolitical experts in the comment section
and that includes you.
It's called sharing opinions and ideas... Just because you're not capable of creating your own original thoughts, it doesn't mean need to talk down to other people..
Well everyone on youtube are experts.If you disagree with their opinions you are labelled a bot.
@@rhino_force7679 ngl, they had us in the first half
LOL. One of the funniest things I've seen on KZhead in quite a while.
It's a well balanced analysis which is difficult to find nowadays...
19:12 CORRECTION- India is no ally of US as of now. We have made our stance pretty clear from the very beginning. We are ally to no one. Ally is very much a western term. We believe in partnership where both the partners have the right to do things which is best for their interest. US has a very bad record in standing beside their allies. Historically they have abandoned many of their allies, backstabbed them, even when thet sell millitary hardware to nations it comes with terms and conditions. A country can purchase US weapon but will only be able to use it against someone if US approves. If US wants India to stand beside it in its time of need it will have to stop poking its nose in our internal matters, it will have to support the terror sponser Pakistan. If it respects our interests we will respect theirs.
Many thanks for the very informative and technical video. Some very interesting details I did not know. I think it is a great project and will definately benefit those countries and make them less beholden to the pressures from UK, US and other "western" liars and bullies. Regards from South Africa
Just wait what will happen next. Please not as Russia/Iran/China with oppression and the suppression,within its walls, of individual rights and sovereignty of countries only offer with war and expansionism continues … LOL u will reap what u sow with greed … I will not be here to see the fruits of this crap hole I only wish I am wrong …. 😮 …. Poor India …
Ypo have got it wrong. It is Russia and Iran who are the liars and bullies. The ayatollas in Iran are living on borrowed time. There will be a revolution in Iran and they will be toast. Meanwhile Russia is going to be dismembered.
Very good stuff.
Thanks for the wholesome research and analysis. Greetings from Iran. 👋
Europe will always trade with India, but not if the corridor is Iran-ruzZia, only truth the Suez canal.
India is world's 17 % population! Soon we are going to be so big market which u can't refuse to loose ! Haha ! For example just a week ago Indian airline AIR india ! ordered world's largest order in aviation history over 470 jets 250 from Airbus and 220 from Boeing ! And 30 jets gonna be on lease ! Other Indian airline's also now annouced that they are going to order new planes ! To compeat Against air india ! And gulf airline's ! Current domestic market leader IndiGo also announced they soon gonna order 500 jets too ! Which still not official though but soon they will! other small airline's also announced they also adding more 50-100 jets respectively!3 milion jobs now created in UK France and America ! Bcz of that air india 100 bilion $ jet deal ! More gonna come ! (Russians and Chinese trying to get some deals also so hope eu and USA keep themselves good in Indian books otherwise no one will see u almost mostly emerging markets fed up with u guys childish trade Sanctions 🤥)
And yeah our neighborhood country's who's also come in top 10 largest population of world ! So imagine what level power Indian market currently possessing ! And the level of trade and investment returns 💪🏻 😁 Are too much !
Take it easy partner, nothing personal, it's just business!
Excellent analysis based on facts !
Good presentation and good contents
Ignoring all the other problems with this, the entities involved sound more like fairweather friends than firm partners. I'm skeptical.
As an indian let me tell u that, india russia in past allied military against western powers in cold war… NATO didn’t activate Article 5 when india liberated Goa (from Portugal) in 1961…
Sounds right one minute they are at each other neck the next minute they are cutting a deal that neither side is going to keep.
Actually, I'd call them "badweather friends", and, badweather is usually much exceeded by goodweather. (Thank God!)
Excellent report
Good vid. Not too moralizing or siding on either side of the conflict, but keeping it to the point. Well done!
Seems unlikely it will be 30% cheaper, given that everything needs to be unloaded from ship to rail, then back to ship again. Longer via Suez but good would remain on a boat the whole way. Rail is cheaper than road, but more expensive than transport by water by a considerable factor.
Ukraine proved that Rail is unviable - The Black sea blockade should have meant that Ukraine's grain harvest had to be sent by rail - (719,000 tons) but that would have meant over 240 trains vs. just 33 bulk carriers
That's going to have to be one big canal cut through Iran to make this work.
It's a railway
Sounds like a 3- Way Suicide Pact...🤣
Well…..that was a seamless shift shift to an add for Masterworks. 😂
Very interesting ! Such documentary opens our european narrow view on the world news