TAPI – life in the line?
Construction on the long-delayed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline has begun. But some of the drivers of progress could support more than TAPI Construction on the long-delayed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline has begun. But some of the drivers of progress could support more than TAPI.
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, left, shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, second left, Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, second right, and Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari during the ground breaking ceremony for the TAPI pipeline in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline passed an important milestone in December. It was officially inaugurated when construction on the Turkmenistan section started. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, attended the pipeline’s ground breaking ceremony with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and India’s Vice President Hamid Ansari. Although the successful completion of the pipeline is far from secured, the event was a crucial step in the right direction.
The TAPI pipeline has been planned, negotiated and delayed for decades. The 33 billion cubic metre, 1,800 km...
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