The political economy of trans - Pakistan gas pipeline project: assessing the political and economic risks for India

With the need to address the rising energy needs in India, India has opted for the development of a pipeline project with Iran. But such a pipeline has to traverse through the Pakistan territory thereby necessitating the role of Pakistan in the project. India on the other hand does not wish to have Pakistan interference with the fear that the military conflicts between the countries may possibly erupt in near future. Therefore a study on the development of such a pipeline considering the economic interests of India, which are not in alignment with the politico-economic and strategic objective of Iran and Pakistan, is presented.