Following recent hostilities in Gaza, the once-promising IMEC - India-Middle East-Europe Corridor - succumbs to geopolitical pressures, raising questions about the future of regional trade routes and alliances.

The Iran-Israel standoff appears to be spiralling out of control, harbouring dangerous consequences for the rest of the world. However, a slender margin of deterrence still exists.

IMEC - Launching a geostrategic chess game, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) led by the U.S. aims to redefine trade routes and political alliances. Amid tangled relationships and diverging interests, can Saudi Arabia balance its commitments between the new corridor and its existing ties with China and Russia?