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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California
The quadrilateral meeting that brought India together with the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates in October 2021 has raised hopes that the US-India partnership in the Indo-Pacific could extend to the Middle East.1 As Washington diverts its attention and resources to the competition with China and Russia, American strategists hope that US partners could be counted on to carry a larger share of the regional security burden.2 India, in particular, has considerable economic and security interests in the Middle East; it sources over 58% of its crude petroleum imports from the region which is also home to about 9 million Indians, accounting for over 50% of India’s inward remittances. But while the US-India partnership in the Indo-Pacific is underpinned by a shared animosity towards China, their threat perceptions in the Middle East tend to diverge. As a result, although the quadrilateral framework provides the United States and India with a platform for extending their growing partnership to the Middle East in areas of importance, it is unlikely however to transform India into a reliable security partner for the United States in the region.
from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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