Submissions & Pitches

The Middle Corridor commissions analytical writing on connectivity, energy, security and law across Eurasia, with a particular focus on India and Central Asia.

What we publish

We look for argued analysis rather than reportage of the news cycle — pieces that take a single, well-defined claim and defend it with evidence. Most run between 900 and 1,600 words. Strong submissions tend to read a familiar story through an unfamiliar lens: a legal angle on a trade route, a markets angle on a security question, a corridor seen from the country that cannot reach it.

How to pitch

Email the editor a summary of about 150 words setting out your argument, why it matters now, and the sources you intend to draw on. A line on who you are is helpful but not essential — the idea is what we judge. Finished drafts are welcome, but a short pitch first usually saves everyone time.

Terms

We ask for first publication of a piece; copyright remains with the author, who is free to republish elsewhere with acknowledgement. We aim to respond to every pitch within two weeks. Every published claim is fact-checked against its sources before it runs, in line with our editorial standards.