Opinion: Israel, India and Japan Should Think Trilateral

The article proposes a trilateral partnership between Israel, India, and Japan, building on India's existing strong ties with both nations. While Israel and India have a "Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity," and India and Japan have a significant strategic partnership, Israel's relations with Japan faced a "roadblock on Oct. 7, 2023." The author argues that Israel, despite not being a traditional Indo-Pacific power, offers crucial assets like rapid innovation, defense technology, cyber capabilities, and expertise in water and agriculture, which both India and Japan need. This framework could focus on practical projects in economic security, maritime security, food and water resilience, and AI. India contributes scale and strategic weight, Japan offers capital and industrial capacity, and Israel provides innovation and agility, creating a "mutually beneficial, practical middle-great power architecture" to enhance economic and national security in an increasingly contested international system.