IMEEC to have profound impact on world connectivity, says Jaishankar

TERMING connectivity as an important part of diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the IMEEC once completed will offer a significant landand sea-based connectivity to Europe all the way up to the Pacific.

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The India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) will comprise two separate corridors, the east corridor connecting India to the Gulf and the northern corridor connecting the Gulf to Europe.

Highlighting the need for land, sea, and air connectivity “in as many options and as many variants as possible,” Jaishankar told a panel discussion at the inaugural Raisina Mediterranean 2025 here, “The connectivity initiatives, I think, have become a very important part of diplomacy today.”

Even when the IMEEC is not in place as yet, Europe has a “fairly ready and efficient access” to India's western coast, despite the threats by Houthis to shipping, he said. “We are making very major investments in railways, and then trying to connect eastern India all the way to Vietnam.”