Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Mann ki Baat address on Sunday (September 24), hailed the proposed India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and said that it has the potential to serve as the foundation for global trade for many centuries to come. The prime minister highlighted the significance of the corridor’s initiation on Indian soil, suggesting that it will be a landmark in history.
In his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi reminisced about the historic “Silk route,” which India once used as a thriving trade corridor during its prosperous trading era. He also highlighted that India proposed the idea of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor during the recent G20 Summit.