Marseille is a key gateway for trade between India and France due to its strategic location on the Mediterranean coast, it is also among the entry points for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar highlighted India's growing soft power and its active diplomatic initiatives. Abdulhakim Idris, Executive Director of the Centre for Uyghur Studies, focused on the human rights crisis in Xinjiang.
Greek Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis, during his recent visit to India, met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations between the two nations.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that his vision of an economic corridor connecting India, the Middle East, and Europe--a vision first presented at the G-20 summit in Delhi in September 2023--can now become a reality following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal.
The ongoing Middle East conflict has negatively impacted the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), but the work has not stopped, asserted UAE ambassador Abdulnasser Alshaali on Tuesday.
Addressing the members of the Indian diaspora at the 'Hala Modi' community event in Kuwait, PM Modi referred to the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, announced during the G-20 summit last year, stating that this corridor would give a new direction to the world.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the new element of the relationship between India and the Mediterranean would be connectivity, emphasising that the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor "can be a game changer."
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, had a bilateral meeting with his Greek counterpart Christos Stylianides on Monday wherein they discussed the operationalisation of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pedro Sanchez reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the India-EU Strategic Partnership, and agreed to enhance their collaboration to fully realise the objectives of the EU-India Connectivity Partnership and recognised the potential of IMEE
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on an official visit to India, attended a business event held in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Noting that India's vision has given shape to the India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that the planned corridor will prove to be one of the biggest gamechangers of 21st century