With new discoveries, reserves could meet demand for 150 years at the present rate of consumption. In such a scenario, transnational gas pipelines are becoming extremely important for achieving the economic growth targets. These facts make out a strong case for India pursuing its gas pipeline project with Iran, he said.
PRO: Energy is good for the economy, no arguments there.
CON: Giving money to state sponsors of terror is bad for the economy.
CON: Giving money to a nation that does not abide by its own commitments at the IAEA is bad business.
CON: Democracies doing business with human rights abusers is asinine....