Editorial: Boost for India’s imageG7’s commitment to promote India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a major diplomatic victoryBy Telangana Today Published Date - 17 June 2024, 11:49 PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi in a group picture with G7 leaders and other participants during the outreach session of 50th G7 Summit, in Apulia on Friday. The biggest takeaway from the just-concluded G7 summit in Italy has been the endorsement of India’s growing stature and influence in global affairs. Though the IMEC’s progress has been hindered by the ongoing turbulence in West Asia, the endorsement at the G7 summit would undoubtedly serve as a big booster. The key among them is that it breaks Pakistan’s veto over India’s overland connectivity to the West. But Islamabad was adamant in its refusal to let India gain access to land-locked Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Source: Libya Today June 17, 2024 19:18 UTC