NEW DELHI -- India and Iran signed a landmark pact on Monday to develop Chabahar, a port in the Persian Gulf, that New Delhi expects will expand its trade with landlocked Afghanistan and energy-rich Central Asia by bypassing more direct -- but unavailable -- land routes through Pakistan.
It was among 12 agreements signed by officials of the two countries during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Iran that started on Sunday. These also covered cultural exchanges, science and technology, and railways.
