Syllabus: GS-II
Subject: International Relations
Topic: India’s relations with other nations
Issue: India-Greece
Context: State Visit of Prime Minister of Greece Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis to India.
Synopsis:
- Mitsotakis inaugurated the annual Raisina Dialogue.
- Despite the Israeli war in Gaza destabilising plans for the India-Middle East Economic Corridor (IMEC), India and Greece should persevere with the “peace project”, said the Greek PM.
- Greece had decided to join the Indo-Pacific Oceans initiative.
+1 Advantage (Statements for Mains):
- “To India, Greece is the natural doorstep to Europe and beyond.”
- Bilateral relationship as a “a partnership between the world’s oldest democracy [Greece] and the world’s largest democracy [India].”
- India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)
- It is a planned economic corridor that aims to bolster economic development by fostering connectivity and economic integration between Asia, the Persian Gulf and Europe.
- Launched in September 2023 during India’s G-20 chairmanship.
Prelims Connect:
- Haifa port – Israel ;
- Piraeus Port – Greece
Indo-Pacific Oceans’ initiative(IPOI)
- IPOI is a multi-dimensional maritime cooperation framework launched by India in 2019.
- Aim: To promote a stable, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region through collaborative efforts in various maritime domains.
Raisina Dialogue:
- Raisina Dialogue is India’s annual flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the international community.
- The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
- Attended by leaders in politics, business, media, and civil society.
