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India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor to become basis of world trade, says PM Modi during Mann ki Baat
The Statesman
|September 25, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is going to become the basis of world trade for hundreds of years to come and history will always remember that it was initiated on Indian soil. During his "Mann Ki Baat" radio show on All India Radio, on Sunday, he said that India had suggested the India-Middle EastEurope Economic Corridor during the recently held G20 Summit.
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"During the time when India was very prosperous, the Silk Route was a part of discourse in our country and in the world. This Silk Route was a major medium of business and trade. Now in modern times, India has suggested another Economic Corridor in G20. This is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor," Mr Modi said during the 105th episode of "Mann Ki Baat".
This story is from the September 25, 2023 edition of The Statesman.
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