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Pakistan, Iran, Russia, and other energy-producing states are trying to tap new markets, drive up oil prices, and lock in demand. India and Pakistan are negotiating a natural gas pipeline deal with Iran, but security concerns, price haggling, and political uncertainty have stalled the deal. This gas pipeline would give Iran an economic lifeline and undermine the international sanctions regime aimed at curbing its nuclear ambitions and continued support for international terrorism. Geopolitically, Afghanistan had become a more urgent target. Since 1996, the US had experienced severe setbacks in their ambition to control gas and oil on the East side of the Caspian Sea and was loosing influence. The lack of control over Afghanistan was leading to severe complications. The Tapi pipeline, also dubbed the peace pipeline, is expected to bring peace and stability in the region in the wake of regional cooperation as Afghanistan, Pakistan and India will be depending on each other. It will also connect South Asia and Central Asia. As the book addresses this crucial issue quite deftly, it is hoped that it would prove to be a source of great information for the reader.