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UPSC 2025: India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transportation corridor, which will connect
(a)India to Central Asia to Europe via Tran
(b)India to Central Asia via China
(c)India to South-East Asia through Bangladesh and Myanmar
(d)India to Europe through Azerbaijan
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) India to Europe through Azerbaijan
The International North-South Transport Corridor is a 7,200-km multimodal network linking Mumbai (India) to Moscow and onward to Europe via Iran, the Caspian Sea and Azerbaijan (Baku–Astrakhan route). Thus it connects India with Europe through Azerbaijan, not merely Central Asia or Southeast Asia. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_North%E2%80%93South_Transport_Corridor?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (d): India to Europe through Azerbaijan. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper 1, as Question 62. It falls under Geography > Transport & Infrastructure Geography.
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