Project is billed to connect some Arab countries through a network of railways and India through shipping lanes, according to Axios, as China's influence grows in the region.
The project will connect Arab countries in the Levant and the Gulf through a network of railways. It is going to connect India as well through shipping lanes from the region's ports.In March, China brokered a deal between regional heavy weights Saudi Arabia and Iran.Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden Biden left for India, aiming to boost alliances at a summit where global tensions will be highlighted by the absence of the leaders of China and Russia.
"As the president heads to the G20, he’s committed to working with emerging market partners to deliver big things together," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told a briefing ahead of the summit.China's Xi Jinping will miss the G20 meeting at a time of heightened trade and geopolitical tensions with the United States and India, with which it shares a long and disputed border.
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