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Though still a work in progress, the Caspian pipeline politics have mutated and matured over the years, often oscillating between the geopolitical considerations and geoeconomic imperatives of the stakeholders involved. Despite being a region of utmost geostrategic importance across India’s extended neighbourhood, the Central Asia—Transcaucasia belt, comprising the Caspian Basin, eluded the Indian foreign policy radar for many years. There is, however, an increasing realisation lately among India’s policy elite, of the veritable need to put paid to the strategic lethargy of the yesteryears.
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