Tag: India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

Donald Trump voices strong support for India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor

September 23, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, on September 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump has said that his administration strongly supports the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC), saying there is a need to shift energy infrastructure away from Iranian checkpoints amid multiple…

World

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Historic Knesset address to seal special strategic partnership, defence and AI deals

February 25, 2026 admin

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for a stand-alone visit to Israel on Wednesday to upgrade bilateral relations, its timing faces geopolitical headwinds. While defence and security, labour and trade, AI and technology, and IMEC project connectivity will be at the top of the agenda for his meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the…

World

Resolution of Palestinian question necessary for India-Middle East-Europe-Economic Corridor: Egyptian FM

October 17, 2025 admin

Plans for the India-Middle East-Europe-Economic Corridor (IMEC) cannot proceed without some progress on the Palestinian question, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Friday (October 17, 2025), adding that Egypt would be interested to join all such connectivity projects once the situation is “conducive”. Mr. Abdelatty told a group of journalists that he had discussed…

World

PM Modi speaks to Italian counterpart Meloni; discusses EU-India FTA, Ukraine conflict

September 10, 2025 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) discussed with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni the proposed free trade agreement between India and the European Union (EU) and thanked her for the support to it. In a phone…

World

US, UAE Discuss Progress On India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

September 23, 2024 admin

Washington: US President Joe Biden and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed discussed the progress of the landmark India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and underscored its potential to usher in a “new era of international connectivity”. The ambitious project was launched at the 2023 G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi,…

World

Can the IMEC address the Red Sea crisis? | Explained

February 26, 2024 admin

People walk past a graffiti, depicting a Houthi fighter stopping an Israeli ship off the coast of Yemen. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: As the Red Sea crisis enters its fourth month, global supply chains are increasingly grappling with inflated freights, delayed vessel schedules, and product shortages. It has once again brought…

World

Biden says progress on India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor could be one of the reasons for Hamas’ attack on Israel

October 26, 2023 admin

President Joe Biden and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on, Oct. 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden has said that he is convinced that one of the reasons why Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israel was…

World

Project connecting India to Europe via Middle East ‘largest cooperation project’ in history: Netanyahu

September 10, 2023 admin

Welcoming the announcement of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described it as the “largest cooperation project in our history” that will “change the face of the Middle East, Israel, and will affect the entire world”. The new economic corridor, which many see as an alternative to China’s…

World