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The '''I2U2 Group''' is a grouping of [[India]], [[Israel]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and the [[United States]]. The group's first joint statement, released on July 14, 2022, states that the countries aim to cooperate on "joint investments and new initiatives in water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/14/joint-statement-of-the-leaders-of-india-israel-united-arab-emirates-and-the-united-states-i2u2/|title=Joint Statement of the Leaders of India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the United States (I2U2)|first=The White|last=House|date=July 14, 2022|website=The White House}}</ref>
== History ==
Mohammed Soliman, a foreign policy thinker and grand strategist, advocated for the idea of a broader Indo-Abrahamic strategic alliance that includes India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States and would expand in the future to include Egypt and Saudi Arabia in order to create a favorable balance of power that maintains peace and security in West Asia. <ref>{{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=2021-07-28 |access-date=2022-07-17}}</ref> <ref>{{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=2021-08-03 |access-date=2022-07-17}}</ref>
The four countries 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]]. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-foreign-ministers-of-india-israel-us-and-uae-to-hold-virtual-meeting-101634565812205.html|title=Foreign ministers of India, Israel, US and UAE to hold virtual meeting|date=October 18, 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>▼
▲The four countries 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]]. 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. <ref>{{
The group held its inaugural summit on July 14, 2022, in which [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]], [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Joe Biden]], [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Yair Lapid]], and [[President of the United Arab Emirates|UAE President]] [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] participated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/positive-agenda-prime-minister-narendra-modi-addresses-first-i2u2-summit-virtually/article65639365.ece|title=India to give land for I2U2-backed food parks|first=Kallol|last=Bhattacherjee|newspaper=The Hindu |date=July 14, 2022|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> As an outcome of the summit, the leaders announced that the UAE will invest $2 billion "to develop a series of integrated food parks across India," while the group also agreed to proceed with "a hybrid renewable energy project in India's [[Gujarat]] State consisting of 300 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar capacity complemented by a battery energy storage system."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-712091|title=India, Israel, UAE, US hold first 'I2U2' meeting|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com}}</ref>
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