India-Iran ties

It is some consolation that at least for now, New Delhi is not buckling under U.S. pressure to ‘zero’ out oil imports and end its engagement with Iran (“India, Iran pledge to maintain trade levels”, July 17). As Pakistan has been denying India overland rights to Afghanistan, it has invested heavily on building the Chabahar port in Iran. India had also promised to build a railtrack connecting Chabahar to other Iranian rail networks. Rather than let these projects hang in limbo, New Delhi should pursue its independent foreign policy. America’s agenda is a self-serving one.

Nalini Vijayaraghavan,

Thiruvananthapuram