India-Europe corridor push resumes, delayed by Middle East war

Infrastructure project aimed at checking China's influence in Persian Gulf region

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UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about IMEC last month. (Indian government)

SATOSHI IWAKI, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Plans for an India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), first floated in 2023, are taking shape as the U.S. and others seek an alternative to China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, though funding and geopolitical hurdles remain.

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