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Israel as India’s Pivot in the IMEC

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India’s policy on the Middle East has broadly been bilateral and in the process, it had to strike a fine balance in furthering relations with countries that are rivals. Its “Look West†policy, introduced in 2005, made some inroads in the Middle East, enlarging its economic and strategic footprints. In recent years, it has stepped up its engagements through minilateral and multilateral frameworks by joining India, Israel, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (I2U2) grouping and jointly launching the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). The I2U2 was launched in 2020 for expansive economic cooperation in vital areas of water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security. It was catalyzed in the backdrop of the Abraham Accords. In September 2023, during the G20 summit in New Delhi, seven countries, namely, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, France, Germany, Italy, the United States, and the European Union (EU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the IMEC. The October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and its attendant consequences have threatened to derail this multilateral cooperation, but India and other signatories have remained steadfast in their commitment to IMEC, raising hope for its future.

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  • Sameena Hameed, 2024. "Israel as India’s Pivot in the IMEC," Contemporary Review of the Middle East, , vol. 11(4), pages 511-525, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:crmide:v:11:y:2024:i:4:p:511-525
    DOI: 10.1177/23477989241293556
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