What Makes the IMEC Corridor So Geopolitically Crucial? | Raisina Mediterranean 2025

Описание: The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is emerging as a landmark connectivity initiative designed to accelerate trade, reduce transit times, and diversify global supply chains across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Beyond infrastructure, IMEC represents a strategic effort to build a transparent, sustainable, and resilient economic corridor spanning manufacturing, energy, technology, and logistics.

Yet, the corridor runs through a complex security environment marked by political volatility, maritime threats, and regional instability. Ensuring IMEC’s long-term viability will require coordinated security arrangements, crisis-response mechanisms, and deeper cooperation among state and non-state stakeholders.

This discussion is a part of Raisina Mediterranean 2025 and examines the security dimensions of IMEC, the role of existing regional mechanisms, and the lessons that can be drawn from safeguarding other global trade corridors.

Speakers:
Manish Tewari – Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, India
Francesco M. Talò – Special Envoy for IMEC, Italy
Ludovic Renou – Executive Vice President, Global Experience Network, CMA CGM Group, France
Abla Abdel Latif – Executive Director & Director of Research, Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, Egypt
Randa Slim – Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins SAIS, USA

Moderator:
Harsh V. Pant – Vice-President, Observer Research Foundation, India

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