Nehru’s polite ‘no thanks’ handed Pakistan a strategic jackpot by the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan’s Gwadar port which is in spotlight for its strategic importance, global turmiol and Balochistan crisis was once offered to India in 1956. Why it matters today. Nehru’s polite ‘no thanks’ handed Pakistan a strategic jackpot by the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan’s Gwadar port which is in spotlight for its strategic importance, global turmiol and Balochistan crisis was once offered to India in 1956. Why it matters today.