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The Proposed Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline: An Unacceptable Risk to Regional Security
Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Ariel Cohen; Lisa Curtis; Owen Graham
Series: Backgrounder
Topic: Energy (Natural gas industry)
Keywords: Asia and the Pacific; energy security; lng; liquefied natural gas
Type: Report
Coverage: India Pakistan
Abstract:
The Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline would be contrary to U.S. strategic interests, would destabilize the Persian Gulf, and would strengthen Russia's grip over Central Asia, decreasing both regional and global energy security. The U.S. should encourage India and Pakistan to pursue better alternatives, such as developing their liquefied natural gas capacities and building the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline.