Where does the reality actually sit on India-Middle East-Europe Corridor?
Strictly speaking, IMEEC is not a corridor. A corridor implies goods travelling from a source to a market over a vast territory that contributes a pathway but no significant value addition. BRI is such a corridor. It is essentially a one-nation narrative - that of Chinese manufacturing seeking market access in distant countries. In contrast, IMEEC is designed as the intersection and interoperability of distinct economic initiatives with independent potential. More than a corridor, it envisages an ecosystem, even a geoeconomic megaregion. IMEEC makes three discrete domestic bets: