Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Tables, Figures and Maps -- Introduction -- 1. The Cold War Years, 1947-1992 -- Baghdad Pact and the Pakistan Issue -- The 'Nasser Factor' -- The Shah's Dalliances with Islam -- Superpower Detente and Iran's Soviet Tilt -- India's Wars and the Iranian Response -- Favourable Regional and International Developments -- Initiation of Economic Ties, 1960s -- The Shah's Response to the Indo-Pak War, 1971 -- Upsurge in Ties post-1971 -- Iranian Offer of Aid and Investment, 1970s -- Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan and the Iranian Revolution -- Decline in Economic Ties, 1980s -- 2. The Post-Cold War Period: Opportunities and Constraints -- Connectivity to Central Asia and Afghanistan -- Access to Afghanistan and Development of the Chabahar Port -- The Proposed Chabahar-Zaranj-Hajigak Rail Route -- Issues of Terrorism and the Future of Afghanistan -- Iran and Sunni Militancy -- Afghanistan and the Continued Threat of the Taliban -- Defence and Strategic Cooperation -- Strengthening of Trade and Economic Ties -- Non-Oil Trade and Investment -- 3. Energy Ties and the United States: The Iranian Nuclear Imbroglio, Sanctions on Iran and the Vienna Deal -- Progress in the India-US Relations -- The Iranian Nuclear Imbroglio -- India's Response to Iran's Nuclear Issue -- UNSC and International Sanctions -- India and the Sanctions on Iran -- Implications for Energy Ties: Crude Oil Imports -- Natural Gas Issues: IPI and TAPI Pipelines -- Revival of the India-Iran Pipeline Project -- LNG Supply and Investment in the Iranian Energy Sector -- 4. India's Balancing Act: Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia -- Normalisation of the Indo-Israeli Relations -- India's Iran-Israel Conundrum -- Israel's Perception of the Iranian Nuclear Programme -- Indo-Saudi Relations