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- india@lemmit.online
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- cross-posted to:
- india@lemmit.online
- news@lemmy.world
Memorandum of Understanding on the Principles of an India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/09/memorandum-of-understanding-on-the-principles-of-an-india-middle-east-europe-economic-corridor/
“I’m happy to ibtroduce to you my belt and road initiative for US citizens: Tighten your belt and hit the road, jack”
This will never be finished but cost billions of dollars.
The whitehouse.gov press release says:
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two separate corridors, the east corridor connecting India to the Arabian Gulf, and the northern corridor connecting the Arabian Gulf to Europe.
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railway network ship-to-rail transit between India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, and Europe
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electric cables, data cables, hydrogen pipeline along the railways
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Participants are Saudi Arabia, the EU, India, UAE, France, Germany, Italy, and the USA
electric cables
hydrogen pipeline
Seems like a bad idea hoss, but what do I know?
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Who said the US doesn’t like to build train infrastructure?
The one time I caught NPR on the radio it announced this. The contrast between the reporter’s breathless admiration for Biden’s bold leadership immediately followed by Biden muttering “It’s a big deal…” had me rolling.
I thought it was weaksauce the way Biden had to say “It’s a big deal” – that should speak for itself.
Or you should find a better way to say it: biggest infrastructure project since the Marshall Plan, will increase world GDP by 3%, something something
I swear there must be a pull cord on his back. Just few canned phrases on repeat that could be applied anywhere. Saw “dog-faced pony soldier” made a comeback today.