Mobeen Jafar Mir

Mr Mobeen Jafar Mir is Research Officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Islamabad.

India tried two competing connectivity visions: the US-backed India-Middle East-Europe Economic (IMEC) corridor and the Iran-linked Chahbahar and International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) projects. The Iran war has exposed the fragility of this approach as the future of both visions hangs in the balance.