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In part two of a four-part series on Indias grand vision for connectivity projects, ThePrint will be looking at the IMEC and its strategic place in New Delhis plans..
The IMEC project would see goods from the western coast of India travel to the UAE by ship..
From Indias strategic policy perspective, both the prime minister and the external affairs minister have emphasised linking the IMEC to Southeast Asia, thereby making India a bridge connecting the West to the East, said Pant...
Apart from access to gas and a new trading route to Europe, IMEC as a political project could give India an edge in Southeast Asia a region where China has spent billions of dollars to gain strategic influence...
It offers an alternative to China in the region and thereby reflects Indias positioning of linking IMEC to its eastern transport projects, said Pant to ThePrint...
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