Gas Pipeline through Pakistan

US welcomes pipeline deal
Washington, Dec. 18 (PTI): The US has said it is pleased with a recent agreement on an ambitious four-nation gas pipeline involving India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, hoping that the multi-billion-dollar project will change the face of the economic condition of the region.

“We are pleased with the initial agreements that have been signed on the TAPI (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India) project,” the state department said.

“It is important to remember that pipelines are long-term projects with long-term horizons, and that the immense effort involved could produce long-term benefits for Turkmenistan and the region,” it said.

TAPI’s route may serve as a stabilising corridor, linking neighbours together in economic growth and prosperity, it said.

“The road ahead is long for this project, but the benefits could be tremendous,” the state department said.

India, on December 11, signed agreements to import natural gas from Turkmenistan through an ADB-based $7.6-billion gas pipeline passing through Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Oil minister Murli Deora inked the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) and the gas pipeline framework agreement for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan.

“Today is a very important day, not just for India, but for all the countries (in the TAPI project),” he had said at the signing ceremony attended by Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.


The abvoe is from the Telegraph
I don't know what is the difference between the above and the Iran - Pakistan - India pipe line which was dropped.
Both pass through Pakistan whom happen to be India's Enemy # 1 and they will always remain so no matter how much we extend the hand of friendship.
Time again we have done so and every time they have bitten our hands and this time also it will be no different.
At the first hint of trouble they will stop the supply of gas to India.
Remember, we did the same to their aerial overflights to Bangladesh in 1971.
They had the alternative longer routes but in this case we will have no choice then.
They are still festering the loss of Bangladesh, how can India trust them?