NEW DELHI: The scorching sands of Saudi Arabia are known for oil, austere Islam and little else. That is changing, says former diplomat Arvind Gupta and former Military Intelligence chief Lt Gen RK Sawhney. Both are back after a visit to the desert kingdom and appearing on The Gist show, said Crown Prince Muhammad bin […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Little under a fortnight ago, India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Israel and the European Union inked an agreement for an economic corridor connecting India with Europe through the Middle East. This deal co-authored by the United States and India was clinched on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in New […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The clock is ticking on the 60-day deadline set for fleshing out the ambitious IMEC (India-Middle East-Europe Corridor) project, seen as an alternative to China’s BRI. “The ministers will have to meet in 60 days to see if IMEC makes financial sense. Only there can we make a judgement on how it is […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “A game-changing regional investment” is how U.S. President Joe Biden put it. Call it an unexpected spin-off of the G20 summit in Delhi: an economic corridor linking India, the Middle East and Europe. An MoU has been signed to this effect by the U.S., India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Since July last year, India, the UAE, Israel and the U.S. have been working on the setting up a ‘India Middle East Food Corridor (MEFC).’ The decision was taken following a virtual meeting among Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Israeli PM Yair Lapid, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and U.S. […]Read More
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