Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed to the presidential palace in Tehran by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on January 23, 2016. The foundations for the China-Iran trade and military deal were laid during this visit. Photo: EPA Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed to the presidential palace in Tehran by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on January 23, 2016. The foundations for the China-Iran trade and military deal were laid during this visit. Photo: EPA
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed to the presidential palace in Tehran by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on January 23, 2016. The foundations for the China-Iran trade and military deal were laid during this visit. Photo: EPA
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How the China-Iran economic and security deal endangers India’s strategic interests in the Middle East

  • The deal, which throws Iran a vital lifeline and gives China access to Iran’s hydrocarbon reserves, imperils India’s strategic stake in the Chabahar port project

Neeta Lal
Neeta Lal

Updated: 10:55am, 29 Jul, 2020

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed to the presidential palace in Tehran by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on January 23, 2016. The foundations for the China-Iran trade and military deal were laid during this visit. Photo: EPA Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed to the presidential palace in Tehran by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on January 23, 2016. The foundations for the China-Iran trade and military deal were laid during this visit. Photo: EPA
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed to the presidential palace in Tehran by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on January 23, 2016. The foundations for the China-Iran trade and military deal were laid during this visit. Photo: EPA
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Neeta Lal

Neeta Lal

Delhi-based journalist and editor Neeta Lal has worked with India's leading publications in her three-decade career. She writes for over 20 publications worldwide and was nominated for World Media Summit Global Awards for Excellence 2014 and SOPA Awards 2014. A postgraduate in English literature, she has also been a scholar at the International Summer School, Norway and Concordia University, Canada, and has travelled to 72 countries.