STRATEGIC ANALYSIS

The Iran–Pakistan–India Natural Gas Pipeline: Implications and Challenges for Regional Security

Anjali Sahay
Anjali Sahay is Assistant Professor of International Relations and Political Science at Gannon University, Erie, PA. She is also Director for the International Studies undergraduate programme.

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Jalil Roshandel
Jalil Roshandel is Associate Professor and Director for Security Studies in the Department of Political Science at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

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    • Anjali Sahay and Jalil Roshandel
    January 2010
    Volume: 
    34
    Issue: 
    1
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    This research article examines the rationale for Iran, Pakistan, and India entering into a trade agreement to meet their economic, political, and strategic needs as well as the constraints and challenges that still hamper such an agreement from realizing its full potential. Using the gas pipeline project as a case study, the issues of energy security (as the independent variable) and of economic interdependence (as the dependent variable) highlight the importance of cooperation among these countries.

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