此外，印度需要伊朗这条绕过巴基斯坦的中亚能源贸易替代通道，还需要伊朗在2014年美国撤出阿富汗之后对未来的不确定性进行对冲。
Moreover, India needs Iran as an alternative trade and energy conduit to Central Asia, bypassing rival Pakistan, and also as a hedge against an uncertain future in Afghanistan after America’s withdrawal in 2014.