गैस पाइपलाइन

भारत, पाकिस्तान और ईरान के अधिकारियों की दिल्ली में एक बैठक हो रही है. बैठक में तीनों देशों से होकर गुज़रने वाली गैस पाइपलाइन योजना के प्रस्तावों पर चर्चा होनी है.

रिपोर्ट सुनिए

The proposed pipeline from Iran, would be a huge boost for energy starved India, which currently produces only half of the natural gas it needs. The country's energy demands are expected to double within the next fifteen years.

The pipeline would also bring financial benefit to Pakistan, which it would cross on route from Iran, earning the Pakistani government millions of dollars in transit fees.

The United States is opposed to the project because of the financial and strategic benefits it would give to Iran but India and Pakistan are pressing ahead with the talks. The last meeting between the three nations in May this year failed to reach agreement on the price of the gas. India wants to pay a fixed amount per unit delivered to its border. But Iran wants the cost to be linked to fluctuating international energy prices, saying the price being offered by India and Pakistan is half of what it's looking for.

If these issues can be resolved work could begin on the new pipeline by the end of next year.

John Sudworth, BBC, India

आवाज़ सुनिए

a huge boost for energy starved India
ऊर्जा संकट झेलते भारत के लिए एक बड़ी संभावना

transit fees
पारगमन शुल्क, यहाँ के संदर्भ में ईरान से भारत लाई जाने वाली गैस के लिए पाकिस्तान को मिलने वाला शुल्क

financial and strategic benefits
आर्थिक और रणनीतिक लाभ

a fixed amount per unit delivered
प्रति यूनिट आपूर्ति पर एक तय राशि का भुगतान

fluctuating international energy prices
अंतरराष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा मूल्यों के उतार-चढ़ाव के हिसाब से गैस का मूल्य निर्धारण