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IMEC: India's Corridor to Europe via the Gulf
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, or IMEC, is a planned ship-and-rail route, launched at the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi, that would carry goods, electricity, clean fuel and data from India through the Gulf, Jordan and Israel to Europe, avoiding the Suez Canal. It is back in the news because US President Donald Trump told Gulf and Arab leaders in New York, during the UN General Assembly, on 22 September 2026 that Washington strongly supports it.
Last updated 23 September 20265 min read
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Added the US position: President Donald Trump backed IMEC at a UN-week meeting with Gulf and Arab leaders on 22 September 2026, urging energy links away from Iranian checkpoints. Added India's 2026 joint statements with France and Israel, including the first IMEC ministerial meeting encouraged for 2026, and cut the war background to one line.
- IMEC
- India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
- G20 2023
- India-UAE Virtual Trade Corridor
- Suez Canal
- Belt and Road
- Piyush Goyal
- connectivity corridor
- Eastern Corridor
- Northern Corridor
- India-UAE IGFA
- Virtual Trade Corridor
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