This book is related to my previous book (The landscape of the pragmatic New Silk Road). Its an outcome of research carried out for 2 years at Department of politics and Public Administration, University of Pune, India association with Department of Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Iran. This research looks at the geographical Iranian free trade zones and Ports which can be back door for Iran to participate in global affair, and also South Asian Countries which is hoping will win it access to Central Asia and Europe. A look at Asian shipping movement along the INSTC bears out that Free Zones and ports are geopolitically, well-positioned for global commerce. As the emergence of the INSTC will require the construction of additional FTZ facilities in this region and the boosting of FTZ capacities will become the measures for arrangement and development of the INSTC. Geopolitically FTZs, demand the international corridor of this order to act as a bridge between the East and the West. It will strengthen cultural and historic ties between Asia & Europe. The INSTC has the mission of bridging the two continents. All FTZ on the INSTC will acts as columns of this bridge.

Dr. Hooman Hajati completed his Ph.D at Department of Politic and Public Administration, University of Pune, India.