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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a multimodal rail-and-shipping connectivity project, launched at the 2023 G20 summit, linking India to Europe via the Gulf.
- How does IMEC differ from China's Belt and Road Initiative?
- What are the two segments of the IMEC route?
- Why did the Gaza war affect IMEC?
- Is IMEC a binding treaty?

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1. 9 September 2023

   The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was unveiled on on the margins of the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, when leaders of India, the Uni…

2. 7 October 2023

   The Hamas attack of and the ensuing war in Gaza stalled momentum within weeks of the launch, freezing the Saudi-Israeli normalisation that the Haifa terminu…

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