IMEC is a game-changer in global connectivity : Sarbananda Sonowal
NEW DELHI : Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal expressed his views on how the IMEC is a game-changer in global connectivity – linking India, the Middle East & Europe through sustainable, secure trade routes. With ports, multimodal logistics & digital platforms like MAITRI, India is driving a modern maritime revolution. Led by PM Modi ji’s MAHA-SAGAR vision, we are integrating infrastructure, energy and data to position India as a global maritime power – anchoring growth, stability and cooperation across regions.
Shri Sonowal has emphasised that with the development of ports, multimodal logistics, and digital platforms like MAITRI, India is driving a modern maritime revolution. Addressing the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) Conclave 2025 in New Delhi , he highlighted that IMEC is a game-changer in global connectivity. He said that IMEC is strengthening connectivity between India, the Middle East, and Europe through sustainable and secure trade routes. He further underscored that under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s MAHA-SAGAR vision, the government is integrating infrastructure, energy and data to position India as a global maritime power, which is anchoring growth, stability and cooperation across regions. The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor was launched at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi.
Addressing the Conclave, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal said that the Government is strengthening countries’ relations so that it can establish equitable and balanced free trade agreements. The Minister also informed that Oman is already under discussion and that a couple more are in the pipeline
