A more \u2018dignified\u2019 policy towards countries such as India is needed, Finland’s Alexander Stubb has warned<\/p>\n
Western countries could \u201close the game\u201d to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) unless they reassess their approach to the Global South, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has warned. His comments come following the latest SCO summit in Tianjin, which has been seen as a show of unity among its members, which include China, Russia and India.
\nSpeaking in Helsinki alongside Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Stubb urged his Western European counterparts and the US to adopt a more \u201ccohesive and dignified foreign policy,\u201d particularly with regard to nations such as India, against which Washington had recently imposed extensive tariffs.
\nEfforts by Beijing and Moscow to promote a multipolar world order amount to an \u201cattempt to undermine the unity of the global West,\u201d he claimed.
\nStubb cited a a \u201cjostling of power and the weakening of multilateral institutions, rules and norms\u201d since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Moscow and Beijing have argued that institutions like the IMF, WTO, and the World Bank have been used by the West to exert control. Russia and China, along with the 18 other countries which attended the SCO summit are pushing for a multipolar world order, where all players are treated equally.
\n\u201cI disagree with this approach,\u201d Stubb said, insisting that \u201cmultilateralism is the best way to drive cooperation forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy message not only to my European colleagues, but especially to the US, is that if we don\u2019t drive a more cooperative, more dignified foreign policy, especially with the Global South and the likes of India, we\u2019re going to lose this game,\u201d he warned.
\nChina and Russia have spoken out against Western hegemony\u00a0and called for the end of the unipolar world order, dominated by Washington.
\nChinese President Xi Jinping called on SCO members to oppose \u201chegemonism and power politics\u201d and to work toward a fairer international system rooted in \u201cmutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of shared development.\u201d
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has also reiterated calls for a multipolar world while stressing that organizations like the SCO are not meant to oppose any third countries and are meant to establish a more just global governance system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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