Israel-Gaza war closes door on plans for India-Europe connection, paves way for Iraq-Europe road via TurkeyThe Israel-Gaza war has halted plans to connect India and Europe overland through the Middle East but work would soon begin on a rival connectivity corridor linking Iraq’s Persian Gulf coast to Europe via Turkey.Official work on the US$17 billion Iraq Development Road will begin in earnest in the coming months, after Iraq, Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates signed a preliminary agreement last month.International interest in the Iraqi corridor has grown since last year, spurred in particular by Turkey’s frustration at being bypassed...