{"id":27722,"date":"2023-09-23T23:12:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T17:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper?p=27722"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:38:56","slug":"netanyahu-lauds-india-to-europe-economic-corridor-as-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper\/2023\/09\/23\/netanyahu-lauds-india-to-europe-economic-corridor-as-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Lauds India-to-Europe Economic Corridor as \u2018Blessing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday hailed the India-to-Europe Economic Corridor as a \u201cblessing\u201d that will dramatically lower costs for over 2 billion people.<\/p>\n<p>At the G20 Summit in New Delhi \u201cwe saw another blessing in sight\u201d, he said of the \u201cplans for the visionary corridor\u201d announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will connect India to Europe with maritime links, rail links, energy pipelines, fibre optic cables, this corridor will bypass maritime checkpoints or choke points rather, and dramatically lower the cost of goods, communication and energy for over 2 billion people,&#8221; he said, while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Israel will benefit from it by becoming \u201ca bridge of peace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Situated on the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, Netanyahu said that \u201cfor centuries, my country was repeatedly invaded by empires passing through it in their campaigns of plunder and conquest elsewhere. 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