India&#39;s minister of state for external affairs M J Akbar today joined Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to open Tapi gas pipeline section in Afganistan.

Turkish President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Pakistani PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi were also present at the inauguration.

Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Pakistan - India pipeline (TAPI) is set to start pumping natural gas from Turkmenistan&#39;s Galkynysh gas field in 2020.

The 1,840-kilometre pipeline funded by the Asian Development Bank is being developed by the Galkynysh &ndash; TAPI Pipeline Company.

The gas pipeline will run from &nbsp;Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan to India.

&quot;There were pessimistic voices, but now we are witnessing the construction of the TAPI gas pipeline,&quot; Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said.

Turkmenistan depends heavily on China for its market however once the TAPI project gets underway, President Berdymukhamedov&#39;s central asian country will find new markets in Pakistan, India and &nbsp;Afghanistan.

The pipeline connects Afganistan through the Kandahar&ndash;Herat Highway through to Quetta and Multan in Pakistan.

India&#39;s participation in the project was in doubt for several years due to its relations with Pakistan, however, trade finally won the day with both countries on board.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ghani said the pipeline would &quot;unite countries&quot; , in an oblique reference to frayed relations between India, Pakistan and Afganistan.

 
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Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Pakistan - India pipeline is set start pumping natural gas from Turkmenistan's Galkynysh gas field in 2020.

India's minister of state for external affairs M J Akbar today joined Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to open Tapi gas pipeline section in Afganistan. Turkish President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Pakistani PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi were also present at the inauguration. Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Pakistan - India pipeline (TAPI) is set to start pumping natural gas from Turkmenistan's Galkynysh gas field in 2020. The 1,840-kilometre pipeline funded by the Asian Development Bank is being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company. The gas pipeline will run from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan to India. "There were pessimistic voices, but now we are witnessing the construction of the TAPI gas pipeline," Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said. Turkmenistan depends heavily on China for its market however once the TAPI project gets underway, President Berdymukhamedov's central asian country will find new markets in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. The pipeline connects Afganistan through the Kandahar–Herat Highway through to Quetta and Multan in Pakistan. India's participation in the project was in doubt for several years due to its relations with Pakistan, however, trade finally won the day with both countries on board. Speaking at the ceremony, Ghani said the pipeline would "unite countries" , in an oblique reference to frayed relations between India, Pakistan and Afganistan.

Now, India, Pak, Afghan officials bond over TAPI gas pipeline

An armed squad of banned Naxalite outfit CPI-Maoist attacked the base camp of an agency engaged in the construction of Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline and set their many vehicles on fire in Bihar&#39;s Gaya district, police said on Saturday.

The Maoists on Friday attacked the camp located at Darna village under Aamas police station of the district and indulged in arson in which many vehicles, including three trucks, were set on fire, Patna&#39;s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Naiyar Hussnain Khan said. &quot;The ultras also beat up some staff of the agency,&quot; he said.

The over 2,500 km gas pipeline from Jagdishpur in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal will pass through Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha as well as the two states.

Khan said he has asked Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations), Gaya, to camp at Aamas to carry out special operations against Maoists in the area.

&quot;City SP Gaya has been asked to submit a report on the incident,&quot; the IG said.

&quot;Besides, Aamas police station Station House Officer (SHO) has been suspended with immediate effect,&quot; he said.

The Maoists on Friday attacked the camp located at Darna village under Aamas police station of the district and indulged in arson in which many vehicles, including three trucks, were set on fire, Patna's Inspector General of Police (IGP) Naiyar Hussnain Khan said

An armed squad of banned Naxalite outfit CPI-Maoist attacked the base camp of an agency engaged in the construction of Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline and set their many vehicles on fire in Bihar's Gaya district, police said on Saturday. The Maoists on Friday attacked the camp located at Darna village under Aamas police station of the district and indulged in arson in which many vehicles, including three trucks, were set on fire, Patna's Inspector General of Police (IGP) Naiyar Hussnain Khan said. "The ultras also beat up some staff of the agency," he said. The over 2,500 km gas pipeline from Jagdishpur in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal will pass through Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha as well as the two states. Khan said he has asked Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations), Gaya, to camp at Aamas to carry out special operations against Maoists in the area. "City SP Gaya has been asked to submit a report on the incident," the IG said. "Besides, Aamas police station Station House Officer (SHO) has been suspended with immediate effect," he said.

Bihar: Maoists attack agency working on Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline

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