Analyzing Geopolitical Relationship of Iran and Pakistan

Safavi Homami, Seyyed Yahya; Iqbal Khan, Ammar

doi:10.22034/igq.2024.462355.1911

Analyzing Geopolitical Relationship of Iran and Pakistan

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyyed Yahya Safavi Homami ¹

Ammar Iqbal Khan ²

¹ Full Professor of Political Geography, Imam Hossein Comprehensive University, Tehran, Iran.

² Ph.D Student in Supreme National Defense University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/igq.2024.462355.1911

Abstract

Abstract
Pak-Iran relations are of great importance for both states. There have been some stumbling blocks in bilateral relations: India-Iran ties, Sectarianism, Jundullah, and the Taliban are all factors that have harmed relations in the post-9/11 era. However, the changing regional dynamics provide for opportunities following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. This research looks into the factors that did not allow the relationship to grow altogether despite the existing potential in the post-9/11 period. The growing India-Iran ties, their North-South Transport Corridor, and the Indian plan to include Chabahar in it are causing concern in Islamabad. This mistrust needs to be bridged to augment cooperation. Moreover, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the China-Iran comprehensive cooperation agreement are good developments for both Pakistan and Iran to turn the relationship into a closer partnership. The changing dynamics in the region provide opportunities for both the states to adopt.

Keywords

Pak-Iran Relations

Taliban

Geopolitics

Subjects

Geopolitics

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