Netanyahu's X Post Hints At Possible Revival Of IMEC Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a post on social media X and expressed his condolences to India following a terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which killed at least 26 tourists. In the X post, the Israeli PM mentioned the telephonic conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the given post, Netanyahu mentioned the conversation between leaders advancing the transport and communication corridor initiative connecting Asia via Saudi Arabia and Israel, with the European continent.
שוחחתי היום עם ראש ממשלת הודו, נרנדרה מודי, והבעתי את תנחומיי ותנחומי העם בישראל לעם ההודי, בעקבות מתקפת הטרור האסלאמי בחבל קשמיר. 🇮🇱🇮🇳
ראש הממשלה מודי הודה לי על ההשתתפות באבלה של הודו, והדגיש כי שתי המדינות ניצבות כתף אל כתף במערכה הגורלית נגד הטרור הרצחני.
כמו כן, שוחחנו על…
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) April 24, 2025
The Indian Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a transportation and communication initiative, was signed in 2023 at the G20 Summit. It is argued to counter China’s Belt and Road initiative, connecting Asia to Europe via Saudi Arabia and Israel.
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In a chilling terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, 26 people were killed and several others injured when militants opened fire indiscriminately at tourists in Baisaran Valley on Tuesday. Witnesses reported seeing armed men emerging from the woods and shooting at random, turning the popular tourist site into a scene of chaos and horror.
The proposed IMEC communication line was seen as normalizing Arab-Israel relations in West Asia. The inclusion of Saudi Arabia, which has opposed any cooperation with Israel till the Arab peace summit demands were not accepted, has given rise to the emergence of a new possibility of tranquility and stability in the world’s politically most turbulent region.
However, later, the Hamas October 7 attack on Israel derailed the IMEC talks, and the revival of any negotiation seemed distant. Now, the mention of Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, and Europe has given rise to the possibility of the revival of IMEC transport and communication channels.
