PAPER ID: Vol. III Issue II (July-September 2025 ) /1-7/1
AUTHOR : Dr. Ashok Kumar Atri
TITLE:TRADE ROUTE INITIATIVES: BEGINNING OF A NEW GAME IN POWER POLITICS
ABSTRACT:
The recent multilateral talks regarding the new trade route ‘India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEEC) on the sideline of Group-20 summit have brought ahead the importance of traditional ways of inter-linkages between nation states in 21st century also. The announcement of this new project came as a surprise to many. Political analysts are busy to discuss cone and prone of this new design since then. Many of them see it as the alternative or competitor of China’s ambitious project ‘Belt and Road Initiatives’. Some other countries have also put forward another plans or projects to explore the new emerging possibilities in this region. The newly initiated ‘Developmental Route’ by Turkey could also be seen in this direction. Despite this ongoing discussion or debate about the nature and practicality of these designs, one thing is certain these traditional means of interaction have acquired the importance as the means of trade and interaction in this era of technological advancement too. Voices are also heard about the feasibilities and reliabilities regarding these initiatives in this dynamic and fragile World Order. The dynamics of this positivity were not without problems and challenges. Emerging scenario in West Asia and Middle-East, instability in Afghanistan, have made these initiatives quite complicated and dubious due to variety of nature. Besides this, many thinkers see all these initiatives cautiously due to strategic reasons. They predicate these initiatives as starting point of the new great game of the ‘power politics’ in emerging ‘World Order. Hence, the present study will deal the issue of this “Trade Route Initiatives: Beginning of a new game in Power Politics” to understand the real nature of these initiatives.
KEYWORDS: Inter linkages, Traditional path, Design, IMEEC, BRI, ‘Developmental Route”
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