What is International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC)?

International North–South Transport Corridor is a multimodal transportation agreement between India, Iran and Russia.

What is International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC)?

Key facts about International North-South Transport Corridor

  • It is a multimodal transportation agreement formed with a trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Russia at the Euro-Asian Conference on Transport in 2000. 
  • It links the Indian Ocean to the Caspian Sea via the Persian Gulf onwards into Russia and Northern Europe.
  • The corridor encompasses sea, road and rail routes.
  • The main purpose of the corridor was to reduce carriage costs and transit time between India and Russia. The transit time is expected to reduce to almost half, once the corridor becomes fully functional.
  • The agreement has been ratified by 13 countries namely, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Armenia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Ukraine.

About Chabahar Port

  • It is located Off the Gulf of Oman in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan & is the only Iranian port with direct access to the ocean.

 


Q1) Where strait of Hormuz?

The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.

SourceWorkshop conducted on ‘Linking Chabahar Port with INST

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