India and Iran plan to step up the operationalization of the International North-South Transportation Corridor in a move to boost trade with Russia, according to Mohammad Miri, an advisor to the Chabahar Free Zone in Iran.
Following up on earlier agreements, a trial shipment to test trade links from Russia to India will be attempted in the next 6-8 months. The shipment will go through the strategically vital Chabahar Port, while an earlier shipment in 2022 went through the more established Bandar Abbas port, Indian business and financial daily newspaper Mint reported on its website.