India-Middle East-Europe corridor: An endeavour to enhance complex interdependence or maintain balance of power

Mahnoor Nafees; Naeem Usman; Ali Gohar

Authors

Mahnoor Nafees M.Phil. Scholar International Relations, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Author
Naeem Usman M.Phil. Scholar International Relations, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Author
Ali Gohar M.Phil. Scholar International Relations, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Author

Keywords:

IMEC, Middle East, Corridor Politics, Balance of Power, Saudi Arab

Abstract

The India Middle East Europe Corridor is the proposed initiative undertaken by US, India, Saudi Arab and UAE. The initiative has majorly been received as an attempt to counter Chinas increasing influence in Middle East and strengthen India as a counter weight to Chinese ambitions. However, little has been done to give it a practical shape and speculations are rife about its potential benefits and its role in curbing Chinese influence in Middle East and providing an alternative to BRI. The following paper aims to revisit and analyse the possible objectives of the proposed project. By applying the theory of Complex Interdependence and its key characteristics, the paper concludes that rather than being a counterforce to Chinese clout, the project can be perceived an attempt to enhance complex interdependence as it aligns itself with the central defining features of complex interdependence

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