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Correct Answer: Option (C) — India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedThe Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran provides India a strategic transit route to landlocked Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics, bypassing Pakistan entirely and serving as a gateway to the INSTC.
Geopolitically, Chabahar is India's direct transit bypass around Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
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