What the Abraham Accords Mean for India |
When the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020, the global conversation predictably fixated on Israel and the Arab states directly involved. The agreement between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain was hailed as a historic Middle East breakthrough. Morocco and Sudan soon followed.
But from an Indian perspective, the true significance of the Abraham Accords was entirely missed by outside observers.
For New Delhi, the Accords quietly redrew the strategic map of the Middle East.
In the Indian public imagination, the Middle East was historically fractured. Israel occupied one side of the diplomatic ledger, and the Gulf states occupied the other. India managed deep ties with both, but a strict, invisible firewall separated those relationships.
The Abraham Accords obliterated that firewall.
For the first time in decades, India could simultaneously deepen its engagement with Israel and major Arab partners without being trapped between competing regional camps. That shift matters far more than Western commentators realize.
India’s interests in the Middle East are massive. Millions of Indians live and work in the Gulf, particularly in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The region dictates India’s energy security, maritime trade routes, and foreign investment flows. Simultaneously, Israel has evolved........