An analytical report on the prospects of the Middle Corridor (also known as the Trans-Caspian Corridor) has been prepared at the initiative of the Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan, in collaboration with local and foreign partners

New informal trading blocs are likely to emerge in South Asia, centred on India or a major ASEAN country such as Indonesia. Russia’s preferred strategy will be to refrain from joining any single «constellation,» maintaining equidistance from the EU, China, and the new Asian hubs