In response to a question by ThePrint, Egypt’s Ambassador to India Kamel Zayed Galal says Cairo has been deliberating about IMEC, but Suez Canal cannot be excluded from global trade.
Hungary, Israel & UAE have already accepted invitation to join the board, part of Trump's Gaza peace plan. It's not immediately clear if Pakistan will pay $1 bn membership fee.
Other countries invited include Pakistan, Argentina, Jordan and Canada. Draft charter indicates Board may go beyond Gaza, appoints Donald Trump as chairman until he resigns.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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