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

Explicitly states India has 'reactivated the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)' in the context of a 'Connect Central Asia' policy, linking INSTC to India's Central Asia strategy.

A student could check a map to see whether the INSTC's reactivation plausibly creates a land/sea link from India toward Iran/Caspian/Central Asia and onward to Europe.

Describes India's 'Connect Central Asia' policy and lists Central Asian countries India seeks to link with, implying transport corridors (such as INSTC) are relevant to reaching those countries.

Using the list of Central Asian states and a regional map, the student can infer likely transit countries (e.g., Iran) that lie between India and those states.

Gives an example of a proposed Trans–Asiatic railway that would link Europe (Istanbul) with parts of South and Southeast Asia 'via Iran, Pakistan, India,' showing that Iran is commonly proposed as a transit route between Europe and South Asia.

A student can generalize that corridors connecting Europe and India often use Iran as an intermediate transit country and thus consider whether INSTC could follow a similar path.

Notes that Turkmenistan (Central Asia) has extended pipelines to Iran and to China, demonstrating existing infrastructural links between Central Asia and Iran that could be used or paralleled by transport corridors.

A student could combine this with a regional map to infer that Iran serves as a geographic and infrastructural bridge between Central Asia and southern neighbors, making it a plausible route for corridors from India.

Describes India's central maritime position connecting West Asia, Africa and Europe from its western coast, highlighting India's strategic orientation toward West/West-Central Asian links.

A student could use this strategic-geography point plus a map to reason whether sea/land corridors from India's west coast could head northwest toward Iran and beyond.

States that India has 'reactivated the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)' in the context of land connectivity to Central Asia.

A student could look up the geographic route of the INSTC (ports, countries and land links) and compare whether it passes through China or via other states (e.g., Iran/Russia/Caspian links).

Lists the Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) that India's 'Connect Central Asia' policy targets.

Using a map, a student can trace likely overland approaches from India to those specific countries and see whether the most direct routes go through China or through other countries/sea-rail combinations.

Describes the Kolkata–Kunming corridor as a project that directly links India with China (Yunnan) and neighbouring countries.

A student could compare this explicit India–China corridor route with the INSTC route to judge whether INSTC uses China as the transit path to Central Asia or whether China-specific corridors are separate initiatives.

Explains China-led corridor projects (One Belt One Road/CPEC) that link China to Pakistan and the Arabian Sea rather than to Central Asia via India.

A student could map China’s major corridor projects and note their directions (toward Pakistan/Gwadar) to infer that China’s major transit links may not align with an INSTC route from India to Central Asia.

Details the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor connecting Xinjiang (China) to Gwadar (Pakistan), illustrating China's use of routes bypassing India for westward access.

By contrasting CPEC’s path (through Pakistan/Kashmir) with India's stated Central Asia partners and the INSTC reactivation, a student can assess whether a China-transit route is the plausible INSTC path.

Mentions that India has 'reactivated the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)', establishing INSTC as a recognized transport initiative involving India.

A student could note INSTC's existence here and then look up INSTC's defined route on a map to see whether it routes through Bangladesh/Myanmar toward SE Asia.

Describes the Kolkata–Kunming corridor explicitly passing through Imphal/Silchar (India), then crossing Bangladesh and going via nodal points in Myanmar toward Kunming (China)/regional connections.

Use this example corridor as a pattern: if a corridor connecting India to the east goes through Bangladesh and Myanmar, a student could compare INSTC's route map to see if it follows a similar path.

States the Kolkata–Kunming project connects China, Myanmar, India and Bangladesh — an explicit example of an India–SE Asia (and China) linkage that uses Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Treat this as an instance of an eastward multimodal corridor; check whether INSTC is described similarly in route documents to judge if it shares that through-Bangladesh/Myanmar pattern.

Notes Bangladesh is part of India's Look East/Act East policy 'that wants to link up with Southeast Asia via Myanmar', indicating the recognized geographic route India uses toward SE Asia passes through Bangladesh and Myanmar.

A student could infer that major India–SE Asia linkages often use the Bangladesh–Myanmar axis and then verify whether INSTC is among those linkages.

Gives the basic international boundary context: India shares land borders with both Myanmar and Bangladesh, supporting the geographic plausibility of overland corridors between India and SE Asia via those countries.

Combine this border fact with corridor examples (above) and a map to assess whether the INSTC's documented route could feasibly pass through Bangladesh and/or Myanmar.

Explicitly states India has reactivated the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), signalling an international overland/sea corridor intended to link India with Eurasia/Central Asia.

A student could take this as confirmation that INSTC is an India–Eurasia corridor and then consult a map or project route descriptions to see whether that corridor passes via Azerbaijan toward Europe.

Describes India's central geographic position between East and West Asia and mentions trans-Indian Ocean routes that connect India with West Asia and Europe, highlighting the strategic logic for corridors linking India westward.

Use this geographic principle plus a regional map to trace plausible westward corridor paths from India into West/Central Asia and onward toward Europe, checking if Azerbaijan lies on such paths.

Notes regional infrastructure projects (pipelines) connecting Central Asian states to Iran and beyond, illustrating that multi-country transit routes across Central/West Asia are implemented in practice.

A student can generalize that multi-state transport corridors often traverse countries in the Iran–Caspian–Caucasus region and then inspect whether Azerbaijan is geographically positioned on routes between Iran/Central Asia and Europe for the INSTC.

Discusses large transnational economic corridors (e.g., OBOR/CPEC) that link China and West Asia, showing the precedent and pattern of long corridors connecting South/East Asia to West Asia and beyond.

Given these precedents, a student can compare known corridors' trajectories on a map with the INSTC's stated endpoints to judge whether Azerbaijan could lie on an India–Europe INSTC route.