India remains engaged with both the United States and Iran about ways to continue operations at the port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran, officials said on Friday (January 16, 2026). Recent media reports have suggested that India is wrapping up its work in Chabahar in the light of fresh U.S. sanctions. The matter brought into focus India’s investments into the port of Chabahar, for which New Delhi had received an exemption from the Trump administration last year. ‘Assurances on winding up’Media reports had suggested that India had moved to wrap up operations in Chabahar after the United States re-imposed sanctions on the port on September 29, 2025. Chabahar would have featured in talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi who was expected to visit India this month, though this was not announced officially, against the backdrop of internal turbulence in Iran.

Source: The Hindu January 17, 2026 03:22 UTC