India's participation in I2U2 summit shows a new orientation of foreign policy towards West Asia. Elaborate (200 Words)
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· The I2U2 was launched when the foreign ministers of the four countries met when External Affairs Minister visited Israel.
· What stands out sharply in India’s new thinking in the Middle East is that the summit involves three countries that Delhi had traditionally kept a safe political distance from.
· The problem was never with the Middle East but Delhi’s ideological preconceptions that distorted India’s view of the region.
· None of them was more consequential than the belief that the contradiction between Israel and the Muslim world is irreconcilable.
· The I2U2 then marks a big break from the anti-Western tradition in India’s approach to the region.
· Even those who supported India’s engagement with the US in the Indo-Pacific through the Quad in recent years had insisted that there was no room for working with Washington in the Middle East.
· India’s participation in the West Asian Quad brings Delhi in line with other major powers including Europe, China, and Russia to try and engage all parties in the region.
· India’s past ideologically driven exclusion of regional partners was a strange aberration. The I2U2 sets the stage for a new and dynamic phase in India’s relations with the Middle East.
Nandhini Vijay 2 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the First I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA) Leaders’ Virtual Summit.
The Leaders shall discuss the possible joint projects within the framework of I2U2 as well as the other common areas of mutual interest to strengthen the economic partnership in trade and investment in the respective regions and beyond. These projects can serve as a model for economic cooperation and offer opportunities for businesspersons and workers.
The I2U2 Grouping was conceptualized during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the four countries held on 18th October last year. Each country also has Sherpa-level interactions regularly to discuss the possible areas of cooperation.
I2U2 is aimed to encourage joint investments in six mutually identified areas such as water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security. It intends to mobilize private sector capital and expertise to help modernize the infrastructure, and low carbon development pathways for the industries, improve public health and promote the development of critical emerging and green technologies.
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Aravind R 2 years
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