Trump promises to build ‘greatest trade route’ in history with India via Israel
After a closed-door meeting at the White House, President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have given a news conference to discuss their talks.
The leaders said they will deepen economic ties, with Trump saying the pair “agreed to work together to help build one of the greatest trade routes in all of the history”.
“It will run from India to Israel to Italy and onward to the US, connecting our partners, roads, railways and undersea cables,” Trump said.
In 2023, then-President Joe Biden announced plans for the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, a trade route that would link India to the European Union via the Middle East, including Israel.
I thought you didn't want to trade with the world anymore... Does Trump have plans to take over the Suez canal as well? There's no route through Israel from India to Italy... Plus Europe will want to decrease trade with the US, not increase it.