I2U2 Group

{{Short description|Inter-governmental economic forum}}

{{Short description|Inter-governmental economic forum}}

{{Infobox organization

{{Infobox organization

| name = I2U2 Group

| name = I2U2 Group

| abbreviation = I2U2

| abbreviation = I2U2

| image = Indo-Abrahamic (I2U2) Countries.png

| image = Indo-Abrahamic (I2U2) Countries.png

| caption = [[India]], [[Israel]], the [[United States]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]].

| caption = [[India]], [[Israel]], the [[United States]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]].

| type = Inter-governmental economic cooperation forum

| type = Inter-governmental economic cooperation forum

| region = Middle East, South Asia, North America

| region_served = Middle East, South Asia, North America

| members = States in the Dialogue:

| num_members = States in the Dialogue:

* {{flag|India}}

* {{flag|India}}

* {{flag|Israel}}

* {{flag|Israel}}

* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

* {{flag|United States}}

* {{flag|United States}}

| established = October 2021

| established = October 2021

}}

}}

{{Wikisource|Joint Statement of the Leaders of India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the United States (I2U2)}}

{{Wikisource|Joint Statement of the Leaders of India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the United States (I2U2)}}

== Background ==

== Background ==

In an essay for the [[Middle East Institute]], Mohammed Soliman, a foreign policy thinker, made the strategic case for a broader "[[Indo-Abrahamic Alliance]]" that includes India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States and would expand in the future to include Egypt and Saudi Arabia to create a favorable balance of power that maintains peace and security in West Asia.{{cite web|url=http://www.mei.edu/publications/indo-abrahamic-alliance-rise-how-india-israel-and-uae-are-creating-new-transregional |title=An Indo-Abrahamic alliance on the rise: How India, Israel, and the UAE are creating a new transregional order; The Middle East Institute |website=www.mei.edu |date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-17}}{{cite web|last1=Payyalil |first1=Karthik |url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/06/01/camp-david-to-indo-abrahamic-alliance-half-right-and-still-waiting/ |title=Camp David to Indo-Abrahamic alliance- "half right and still waiting"; Modern Diplomacy |website=moderndiplomacy.eu |date=June 1, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-24}} Indian commentator [[Raja Mohan]] endorsed Soliman's Indo-Abrahamic concept and how it "can provide a huge fillip to India’s engagement with the extended neighbourhood to the west."{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-middle-east-relations-israel-uae-abraham-accords-7435298/ |title=Making a case for Indo-Abrahamic accord; The Indian Express |website=indianexpress.com |date=August 3, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-17}} Soliman's strategic concept of the "Indo-Abrahamic Alliance" is hailed as one of the most influential articulations of post-US Middle East and eventually laid the framework for the I2U2 group.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/premium-conversations-decoding-the-politics-of-i2u2-with-mohammed-soliman-101657770196765.html/ |title=Premium Conversations: Decoding the politics of I2U2 with Mohammed Soliman; The Hindustan Times |website=www.hindustantimes.com/ |date=July 14, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-17}}

In an essay for the [[Middle East Institute]], Mohammed Soliman, a foreign policy thinker, made the strategic case for a broader "[[Indo-Abrahamic Alliance]]" that includes India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States and would expand in the future to include Egypt and Saudi Arabia to create a favorable balance of power that maintains peace and security in West Asia.{{cite web|url=http://www.mei.edu/publications/indo-abrahamic-alliance-rise-how-india-israel-and-uae-are-creating-new-transregional |title=An Indo-Abrahamic alliance on the rise: How India, Israel, and the UAE are creating a new transregional order; The Middle East Institute |website=www.mei.edu |date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-17}}{{cite web|last1=Payyalil |first1=Karthik |url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/06/01/camp-david-to-indo-abrahamic-alliance-half-right-and-still-waiting/ |title=Camp David to Indo-Abrahamic alliance- "half right and still waiting"; Modern Diplomacy |website=moderndiplomacy.eu |date=June 1, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-24}} Indian commentator [[Raja Mohan]] endorsed Soliman's Indo-Abrahamic concept and how it "can provide a huge fillip to India’s engagement with the extended neighbourhood to the west."{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-middle-east-relations-israel-uae-abraham-accords-7435298/ |title=Making a case for Indo-Abrahamic accord; The Indian Express |website=indianexpress.com |date=August 3, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-17}} Soliman's strategic concept of the "Indo-Abrahamic Alliance" is hailed as one of the most influential articulations of post-US Middle East and eventually laid the framework for the I2U2 group.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/premium-conversations-decoding-the-politics-of-i2u2-with-mohammed-soliman-101657770196765.html/ |title=Premium Conversations: Decoding the politics of I2U2 with Mohammed Soliman; The Hindustan Times |website=www.hindustantimes.com/ |date=July 14, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-17}}

India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States held their first joint meeting virtually in October 2021. At the time, the grouping of the four countries was compared to [[Quadrilateral Security Dialogue|the Quad]].{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-and-the-new-quad-in-west-asia-7578842/|title=India and the new 'Quad' in West Asia; The Indian Express|website=www.indianexpress.com/|date=October 20, 2021|access-date=2022-07-17}} The inclusion of the UAE and Israel in a cooperative agreement of this kind was made possible by the [[Abraham Accords]] brokered in August 2020, which normalized relations between the two countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2021/10/18/uae-us-israel-and-india-meet-to-boost-four-way-co-operation/|title=UAE, US, Israel and India meet to boost four-way co-operation;The National|website= www.thenationalnews.com|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=2022-07-17}} Soliman intended for the [[Indo-Abrahamic Alliance]] concept to transform West Asia's regional geopolitics and geo-economics and ultimately link the I2U2 Plus group with the [[Quadrilateral Security Dialogue|Quad]] to shore up an overarching Asian order.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/a-new-overarching-asian-order-101635339818144.html|title=A new overarching Asian order: With the Indo-Abrahamic bloc, the United States can pivot to East Asia without leaving a vacuum in West Asia; Hindustan Times|website= www.hindustantimes.com|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=2022-07-17}} Soliman advocates for expanding the format to include more member states such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, France, and Greece.{{cite web |url=https://www.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/meet-mohammed-soliman-the-grand-strategist-behind-the-west-asia-quad-concept-182447.html |title=Meet Mohammed Soliman-- the grand strategist behind the West -Asia Quad concept; India Narrative |website=www.indianarrative.com |date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-07 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707140559/https://www.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/meet-mohammed-soliman-the-grand-strategist-behind-the-west-asia-quad-concept-182447.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/middle-eastern-quad-how-abraham-accords-opened-west-asia-for-india-10067651.html |title=Middle Eastern Quad? How Abraham Accords opened West Asia for India; Firstpost |website=www.firstpost.com|date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-18}}{{cite news|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-privatization-of-haifa-port-india-1-china-0/ |title=The privatization of Haifa Port: India 1 China 0; The Times of Israel |website=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-20 |issn=0040-7909}}

India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States held their first joint meeting virtually in October 2021. At the time, the grouping of the four countries was compared to [[Quadrilateral Security Dialogue|the Quad]].{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-and-the-new-quad-in-west-asia-7578842/|title=India and the new 'Quad' in West Asia; The Indian Express|website=www.indianexpress.com/|date=October 20, 2021|access-date=2022-07-17}} The inclusion of the UAE and Israel in a cooperative agreement of this kind was made possible by the [[Abraham Accords]] brokered in August 2020, which normalized relations between the two countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2021/10/18/uae-us-israel-and-india-meet-to-boost-four-way-co-operation/|title=UAE, US, Israel and India meet to boost four-way co-operation;The National|website= www.thenationalnews.com|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=2022-07-17}} Soliman intended for the [[Indo-Abrahamic Alliance]] concept to transform West Asia's regional geopolitics and geo-economics and ultimately link the I2U2 Plus group with the [[Quadrilateral Security Dialogue|Quad]] to shore up an overarching Asian order.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/a-new-overarching-asian-order-101635339818144.html|title=A new overarching Asian order: With the Indo-Abrahamic bloc, the United States can pivot to East Asia without leaving a vacuum in West Asia; Hindustan Times|website= www.hindustantimes.com|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=2022-07-17}} Soliman advocates for expanding the format to include more member states such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, France, and Greece.{{cite web |url=https://www.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/meet-mohammed-soliman-the-grand-strategist-behind-the-west-asia-quad-concept-182447.html |title=Meet Mohammed Soliman-- the grand strategist behind the West -Asia Quad concept; India Narrative |website=www.indianarrative.com |date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-07 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707140559/https://www.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/meet-mohammed-soliman-the-grand-strategist-behind-the-west-asia-quad-concept-182447.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/middle-eastern-quad-how-abraham-accords-opened-west-asia-for-india-10067651.html |title=Middle Eastern Quad? How Abraham Accords opened West Asia for India; Firstpost |website=www.firstpost.com|date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-18}}{{cite news|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-privatization-of-haifa-port-india-1-china-0/ |title=The privatization of Haifa Port: India 1 China 0; The Times of Israel |website=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-20 |issn=0040-7909}}

=== Saudi Arabia ===

=== Saudi Arabia ===

Soliman argued that the inclusion of Saudi Arabia under the Indo-Abrahamic framework/I2U2 is "critical to the development of a West Asian system that ensures long-term peace and stability."{{cite web|url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/india-saudi-arabia-and-the-indo-abrahamic-plus/|title=India, Saudi Arabia, and the Indo-Abrahamic Plus; Observer Research Foundation |website=orfonline.org |date=July 12, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-17}}

Soliman argued that the inclusion of Saudi Arabia under the Indo-Abrahamic framework/I2U2 is "critical to the development of a West Asian system that ensures long-term peace and stability."{{cite web|url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/india-saudi-arabia-and-the-indo-abrahamic-plus/|title=India, Saudi Arabia, and the Indo-Abrahamic Plus; Observer Research Foundation |website=orfonline.org |date=July 12, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-17}}

== Summits ==

== Summits ==

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|| 2022 || July 14 || {{flag|Israel}} || Virtual/[[Jerusalem]] || style="text-align:center"| {{Collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;

|| 2022 || July 14 || {{flag|Israel}} || Virtual/[[Jerusalem]] || style="text-align:center"| {{Collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;

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|{{flagicon image|flag of India.svg}} [[Narendra Modi]]

|{{flagicon image|flag of India.svg}} [[Narendra Modi]]