President Joe Biden and his allies have outlined plans to create a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and ultimately Europe.

President Joe Biden and his allies on Saturday announced plans to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe, an ambitious project aimed at fostering economic growth and political cooperation.

“This is a big deal,” said Biden. “This is a really big deal.”

The corridor, outlined at the annual Group of 20 summit of the world’s top economies, would help boost trade, deliver energy resources and improve digital connectivity. It would include India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Israel and the European Union, said Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser.

  • Armen12English
    46·
    10 months ago

    Giving Saudi Arabia, Israel, the UAE and Jordan more power sounds like a horrible horrible idea

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      61·
      10 months ago

      Sending everything by ship, which they’re doing right now, is a horrible horrible idea for the planet.

    • Maeve@kbin.social
      15·
      10 months ago

      “What could possibly go wrong?”
      “Everything!”
      “Yeah I know but it offers plausible deniability.”