The union government is vigorously promoting three corridors: The Chennai-Vladivostok route to the east, the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) in the west leading to the trilateral highway in South East Asia, and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) initiative through the Arabian Peninsula. In episode 1427 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta along with ThePrint's foreign affairs correspondents, Pia Krishnankutty and Keshav Padmanabhan, discusses key points of each of these corridors, the shift in geopolitics, the individual challenges and why India is at the centre of all of it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch Cut The Clutter episode 1308 on India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D6qg7Twelo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read the articles by Pia Krishnankutty and Keshav Padmanabhan here: Part I : https://theprint.in/diplomacy/from-east-to-west-india-is-making-a-big-push-for-transnational-transport-corridors-heres-why/2021786/ Part II : https://theprint.in/diplomacy/imec-bridge-between-east-and-west-as-well-as-indias-queens-gambit-against-china/2022946/ Part III : https://theprint.in/diplomacy/a-dormant-transport-corridor-between-india-russia-iran-is-active-20-years-later-heres-why/2024254/ Part IV : https://theprint.in/diplomacy/india-myanmar-thailand-highway-final-piece-of-the-puzzle-in-new-delhis-atlantic-to-pacific-push/2027359/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 02:59 - Transport corridors to make India the bridge between the East and the West 04:06 - Understanding the 3 economic corridors and their geopolitical importance 07:10 - IMEC corridor to connect West to trilateral highway in South East Asia 11:36 - INSTC corridor to connect West to trilateral highway in South East Asia 17:09-- Trilateral highway to connect Atlantic Ocean to Pacific with India as bridge connecting the two halves 23:53 - How the transit corridors aim to contain Chinese growth & the absence of Pakistan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8