UPDATE 1-India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring US warning against haste
India to build port in Iran to get more trade with CIS and Gulf * India has already built a 220 km road to port from Afghanistan * Port would cut transport costs/time for Indian goods by a third (Adds comment from U.S. State Department official) NEW DELHI, May 5 (Reuters) - India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off U.S. pressure not to rush into any deals with Iran. India and Iran ...
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