World News Desk February 23, 2007
Posted/Updated: 2007-02-23 14:57:53 GEOPOLITICS
Russia, China and IndiaCoalition to Offset U.S. International Dominance?
Last week, representatives from India, China and Russia met in New Delhi,
India, for a summit to promote international peace and discuss energy and
economic cooperation between their nations, which encompass approximately 40%
of the worlds 6.5 billion people. The meeting was a continuation of the
collaboration between the countries that formally started at a summit held in
June 2005 in Vladivostok, Russia.
Present at last weeks summit were Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister Li
Xhaoxing from China.
Minister Mukherjee said, India, Russia, and China, as countries with growing
international influence, can make substantive contributions to global peace,
security, and stability.
Mr. Lavrov stated that cooperation rather than confrontation should govern
approaches to regional and global affairs.
Chinese minister Li Xhaoxing stated, We did talk about cooperation in the
energy sector. All three economies are growing very fast and the potential for
tripartite cooperation in trade and energy is vast. He also confirmed that
Iran and North Koreas nuclear programs, rebuilding Afghanistan, and the war in
Iraq were topics of conversation.
The three representatives issued the following in a joint statement at the
conclusion of the summit: Trilateral cooperation was not directed against the
interests of any single country and was, on the contrary, intended to promote
international harmony and understanding.
The three countries fervently insisted that this meeting was not the genesis
of a new coalition seeking to remedy an imbalance of power due to U.S.
international policy.
However, they stressed a strong commitment to utilizing multilateral
diplomacy. Analysts seem to agree that this is a thinly veiled threat in
response to real or perceived unilateral actions of the United States in recent
years.
As India, China and Russia enjoy economic growth and development never seen
before in their nations, they appear to be growing a louder voice on the world
sceneespecially when it comes to Americas international policies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been highly critical of Americas policy
on international affairs. Will this group of nations unite to pressure the
United States economically? Will other nations do the same, attempting to
balance the scales of global influence with the formation of another superpower?
Time will tell.
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