News / Russia uses INSTC corridor to beat sanctions and drive trade with Iran and India

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Russia has begun sending goods to India via the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to overcome sanctions-related challenges in doing business with traditional trade partners.

INSTC is a 7,200km multimodal, cross-border freight network that links Russia to Central Asia, Iran and India, involving sea, rail and road links. It was initiated by India, Russia and Iran in 2000, with an agreement signed in 2002, but was never used to its full potential.

In the original concept, Russian consignments for India connected ...