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On November 29, 2023, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable titled “Eurasian connectivity projects: Russian and Indian perspectives on opportunities for cooperation”. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Academic Director, delivered welcoming remarks.

Experts discussed key connectivity projects in Eurasia, including the International North – South Transport Corridor, the India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor, the Belt and Road Initiative, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.

Full version

On November 29, 2023, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable titled “Eurasian connectivity projects: Russian and Indian perspectives on opportunities for cooperation”. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Academic Director, delivered welcoming remarks.

Experts discussed key connectivity projects in Eurasia, including the International North – South Transport Corridor, the India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor, the Belt and Road Initiative, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.

Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Diplomatic Editor at the Economic Times (India), Alexey Zakharov, Research Fellow, International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism, Higher School of Economics, Research Fellow, Center for Indian Studies, RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, Maria Reshikova, Research Fellow, Center for South Asia Studies, MGIMO University, Gleb Makarevich, Junior Research Fellow, Center of the Indo-Pacific Region, Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alina Vernigora, Junior Research Fellow, Group of Risk Assessment, Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lyubov Nechaeva, RIAC Program Assistant.

Julia Melnikova, RIAC Program Manager, moderated the roundtable.