IMEC will fail to rival China Silk Road by neglecting key developing nations

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In this era of grand projects and geopolitical interconnectedness, it was no surprise, this month, when a memorandum of understanding was announced on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi that numerous nations will work to establish a vast ship and rail corridor, stretching from India across the Arabian Sea to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), across Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel, then to Europe. Coming after months of talks behind the scenes and involving leaders such as US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the corridor will reportedly...