New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The ongoing crises in the Middle East, including the Gaza war, tensions involving Iran and disruption risks around the Strait of Hormuz, have made the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) more necessary, according to Gerard Mestrallet, Special Envoy of the French President for IMEC.

"The difficulties - October 7, Gaza, Iran, Hormuz - have even increased the necessity to have a resilient corridor, offering several possibilities to the market," Mestrallet said while addressing an event in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Mestrallet was in New Delhi for the launch of the IMEC Ports Club alongside Christophe Castaner, Chairman of the Port of Marseille-Fos. He said the corridor is increasingly being viewed not as a sin...