Ashgabat Agreement (Transport Corridor, India)

1. Introduction to International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement
2. Member countries of the Ashgabat Agreement: India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
3. Main features of International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement
4. The integration with the
   1. North-South Corridor (India-Russia)
   2. Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
   3. Islamabad-Istanbul Logistics Corridor
   4. Pan-European Transport Corridor II (Russia-Germany)
   5. Pan-European Transport Corridor IX (Finland-Greece)
5. The corridor and the New Silk Road

Sample - International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement

The Subject «International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement» is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Transportation Courses: Road Transport, Railway, Multimodal.

Certificate in International Transport

Masters: International Transport, International Business.

Doctorate: Global Logistics.

Languages: . Summary in Corredor del Acuerdo de Asjabad Corridor de l'Accord d'Achgabat Corredor do Acordo de Asgabate.

1. Entry into force of the Ashgabat Agreement: April 2016
2. Initial member countries (2011): Iran, Oman, Qatar, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
3. 2013: Qatar  withdrew from the Ashgabat Agreement
4. 2015: entry of Kazakhstan
5. 2016: entry of Pakistan
6. 2018: entry of India
7. Note: Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are not part of the Ashgabat Agreement

Logistics infrastructures related to the Ashgabat Agreement.

The first part of International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement passes through the railway lines of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran. The second part passes through the routes that connect the Bender Abbas port and the Chahbahar port (Iran) with the port of the Sultanate of Oman.

1. Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan Railway Line (TAT)
2. Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey transport corridor
3. Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railway
4. Chabahar Port
5. Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
6. International North-South Transport Corridor
7. Trans-Caspian Railway
8. Highway between India, Russia, Iran, Europe and Central Asia

Asian regional economic communities related to International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement

1. Central Asia Cooperation (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Iran is an observer country
2. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
4. Commonwealth of Independent States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
5. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD): Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Vietnam, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Estonia
6. Asian Clearing Union: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
7. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
8. Iran, Oman and India are members of the Indian-Ocean Rim Association
9. Kazakhstan is a member of
   1. Eurasian Economic Union
   2. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
10. Oman is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
11. India is a member of:
    1. Bay of Bengal Initiative
    2. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement
    3. South Asia Economic Cooperation (SASEC)

Main Euro-Asian institutions related to the Corridor

1. Boao Forum for Asia
2. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
3. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
4. Asian Development Bank
5. Colombo Plan

Major Islamic institutions related to the corridor

1. OCI
2. Islamic Development Bank

Religions and Global Business - Religious diversity

The main Religions of the region of International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement are:

1. Islam
2. Hinduism
3. Zoroastrianism
4. Jainism
5. Sikhism

The International Transport and Transit Corridor under the Ashgabat Agreement belongs to the:

1. Central Eurasian Economic Area
2. Hindu Economic Area
3. Arab Economic Area

Related Corridors to the Silk Road

1. Bangladesh-Myanmar Logistics Corridor
2. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor
3. Almaty-Bishkek Logistics Corridor
4. China-Russia Logistics Corridor
5. China-Central-West Asia Logistics Corridor
6. China-Pakistan Logistics Corridor
7. Trans-Caspian Logistics Corridor
8. Nanning-Singapore Logistics Corridor
9. Kyrgyzstan-Iran Logistics Corridor

Trans-European Transport Corridors.

1. Atlantic Logistics Corridor
2. North Sea-Baltic Logistics Corridor
3. North Sea-Mediterranean Logistics Corridor
4. Baltic-Adriatic Logistics Corridor

Related Trade Agreements

1. Iran
   1. Trade Agreements of Iran: Algeria, Armenia, Syria, Venezuela, Pakistan
2. India
   1. Indian Trade Agreements: Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, ASEAN, South Korea, the EU, New Zealand, Africa-India, Mauritius, Canada, Australia, GCC, SACU, EFTA, MERCOSUR, Andean Community
3. Kazakhstan
   1. Customs Union with Russia and Belarus
   2. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Ukraine and Georgia
   3. Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union
4. Turkmenistan
   1. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Georgia and with the Eurasian Economic Union
5. Uzbekistan
   1. Trade Agreements with Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Georgia and with the Eurasian Economic Union
6. Oman
   1. US-Oman Agreement
   2. Trade Agreements (as a member of the Cooperation Council of the Gulf) with the EU, India, Australia, Singapore, Syria, EFTA..
   Pakistan
   1. Iran-Pakistan Preferential trade agreement
   2. Preferential Trade Area with Mauritius
   3. Trade Agreements with Sri Lanka, India, ASEAN, China, Bangladesh, MERCOSUR