Setback to pipeline plans

For both energy hungry India and its swiftly growing neighbor, Pakistan, the need for natural gas is more pressing than ever. Pakistan has one of the world’s fastest-growing populations and its demand for gas will expand significantly over the next two decades. India’s gas demand will almost double by 2015, and due to the decline of its reserves it will be forced to import increasing amounts of gas. As the world’s second-largest gas reserve, Iran is the most geographically convenient supplier of gas to both countries.

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