Q. The proposed International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) will not pass through which of the given countries?
Answer:
Uzbekistan
Notes: President Putin mentioned plans to connect the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to the port of Murmansk in Russia's Arctic coast. The 7,200-km INSTC network runs through Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia to offer the shortest land and sea route between Russia and India. Putin aims to boost Eurasian connectivity by linking INSTC to Murmansk, describing how it would enable shipping goods from the Arctic port to Western India within 15 days. The proposed connectivity holds strategic significance amid Russia's increasing pivot to Asia and efforts to develop transport infrastructure across the Eurasian landmass. India has been a key partner in projects like INSTC, which stand to counterbalance China's BRI.