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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 62

Topic: International relations and organisations

Q62

India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transportation corridor, which will connect

  1. (a) India to Central Asia to Europe via IranCorrect answer
  2. (b) India to Central Asia via China
  3. (c) India to South-East Asia through Bangladesh and Myanmar
  4. (d) India to Europe through Azerbaijan

Solution.

Answer: (a) India to Central Asia to Europe via Iran

  1. The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), founded by India, Iran, and Russia in 2000, is a 7,200 km multimodal ship, rail, and road freight network.
  2. It connects Indian ports (such as Mumbai/Nhava Sheva) via Bandar Abbas and Chabahar in Iran across the Caspian Sea and Central Asia to Russia and Northern/Eastern Europe.