UPSC Mains 2022 GS2 Q19 — Global Groupings
How will I2U2 (India, Israel, UAE and USA) grouping transform India's position in global politics? (Answer in 250 words)
Question Decoded — examiner's intent
- Directive verbs
- How will
- Scope keywords
- I2U2India, Israel, UAE and USAtransform India's positionglobal politics
- Implicit sub-parts
- The strategic shift from 'Look West' to 'Act West' through minilateralism.
- Economic and technological benefits across the six identified areas of cooperation (water, energy, transport, space, health, food security).
- India's role as a bridge between the Global South and the West (Middle East-West Asia nexus).
- Counter-balancing regional influences and India's growing role as a provider of net security and food stability.
- Common pitfalls
- Focusing too much on bilateral ties with the US or Israel instead of the collective synergy of the quartet.
- Ignoring the 'West Asian Quad' nomenclature and failing to link it to India's maritime and continental security.
- Treating it purely as an anti-China platform without acknowledging the specific economic/infrastructure agenda of I2U2.
- Failing to mention the Abraham Accords as the foundational diplomatic precursor for this grouping.
- Dimensions required
- GeopoliticalGeo-economicStrategic AutonomyTechnological/InfrastructureFood and Energy Security
- Marks allocation hint
Devote 50 words to the context of the Abraham Accords and the shift in West Asian dynamics. Use 150 words to analyze the transformation across geopolitical and economic dimensions. Reserve the final 50 words for challenges like balancing Iran and the conclusion on India's leadership in the emerging multi-polar order.
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