From the ongoing row over differing views in the EC to Trump’s support for a proposed India-Middle East corridor, several key developments made headlines today. Good evening, readers. The poll panel refuted claims made in the report, while the parents of an IIT-B student were allegedly taken away from Mumbai hours before his planned hunger strike. At the Asian Games, day five brought five medals to India including Mirabai Chanu’s historic silver.
Read More. US President Donald Trump has voiced support for the India-Middle East Economic Corridor (IMEC), calling it a way to steer Middle Eastern oil away from chokepoints under Iran’s control. It is aimed at boosting connectivity, trade, and sustainability across South Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
A report by the Indian Express claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections to decisions taken in the commission’s name at least 14 times over 10 months. The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a multinational multi-modal connectivity and infrastructure initiative that was officially unveiled on September 9, 2023, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi.
Four such objections were made on the same day, the report said. However, EC sources said the decisions were unanimous and had the approval of both Election Commissioners and the chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They were about to leave the institute in the early hours of the day when a group of men – dressed in plain clothes – arrived and asked them to shift to another vehicle, according to a person who was with the protesting family at the IIT-Bombay campus in Powai.
