{"id":229318,"date":"2023-03-01T20:22:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=229318"},"modified":"2023-03-01T20:22:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:52:54","slug":"cooperation-amid-conflict-is-indias-burden-for-g20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cooperation-amid-conflict-is-indias-burden-for-g20\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperation amid conflict is India\u2019s burden for G20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cCooperation amid conflict is India\u2019s burden for G20\u201d <\/strong>published in The Indian Express <\/strong>on 1st March 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- International relations<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> India approach towards multilateralism in changing global order<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>The inability of the G20 finance ministers to agree on a joint statement last week points to an important reality about multilateralism.<\/p>\n

What is the history of multilateralism?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When great powers are at peace with each other, multilateralism<\/strong> has reasonable chances of success. But when they are in conflict with each other, there is less scope for global cooperation.<\/p>\n

Multilateral institutions like the G20 need at least a minimal understanding<\/strong> among the major powers on the global rules<\/strong> for being functional.<\/p>\n

Such an understanding was not there during the Cold War except in a few areas like nuclear arms control.<\/p>\n

The Soviet Union collapse<\/strong> in 1991 opened doors for an expansive phase of multilateralism<\/strong> for nearly a quarter of a century. There was great power cooperation<\/strong> at the UN or in the creation of the WTO.<\/p>\n

During the financial crisis of 2008<\/strong>, the Bush administration rallied the top 20 economies of the world to stabilise the global economy.<\/p>\n

That type of cooperation among nations no longer exists. There is no consensus on key issues <\/strong>in G20 today.<\/p>\n

How multilateralism is facing troubles in recent times?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The political conflict between Russia and the West<\/strong> is growing with the Ukraine war. There are chances that Washington and Beijing might engage in arm conflict over <\/strong>Taiwan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rising geopolitical conflic<\/strong>t has repercussions for the economic domain<\/strong>. In the last few years, There has been diminishing faith in globalisation and active weaponization of interdependence<\/strong> for particular national objectives.<\/p>\n

The new economic conflict has also entered the realm of emerging technologies \u2014 especially the digital domain<\/strong>. It promises to reshape the global economy<\/strong> as well as restructure the nature of military power<\/strong> in the international system.<\/p>\n

How can India successfully manage its G20 presidency?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There is little possibility that the current military, political and economic tensions between the major powers can be mitigated any time soon.<\/p>\n

Reducing the negative impact of the renewed great power conflict<\/strong> on the G20 in itself will be a diplomatic achievement<\/strong> for India.<\/p>\n

Delhi\u2019s multilateral diplomacy<\/strong> cannot stand apart from the great power conflic<\/strong>t. India is very much part of the renewed great power rivalry<\/strong>. There are deep differences between Delhi and Beijing on multilateral issues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is the current status of India relations with major powers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

China has blocked India\u2019s efforts to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group<\/strong>. Beijing does not support Delhi\u2019s quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Counci<\/strong>l.<\/p>\n

There is also growing friction in a range of new areas. India rejected China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative <\/strong>when it was unveiled in 2017. It did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Beijing helped Pakistan to put the Kashmir question back on the active agenda of the UNSC<\/strong> in 2019. Yet, India continues to have a presence with China in various forums like the RIC, BRICS and SCO. It is also a member of the China-led AIIB.<\/p>\n

India has deepened bilateral strategic ties <\/strong>with the US and Europe. Delhi has also revived the Quad forum<\/strong> with Australia, Japan and the US. The Quad is now one of India\u2019s premier multilateral forums<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What has been the approach of the Indian foreign policy establishment towards multilateralism?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the past, India seemed to focus on just one kind of multilateralism \u2014 the UN and the NAM<\/strong>. Delhi now participates in multiple kinds of multilateral institutions.<\/strong> The UN remains an important focus for India.<\/p>\n

A less universal coalition like the G20 is important for multilateralism but is also quite vulnerable to geopolitics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Delhi also participates in groupings of \u201clike-minded countries\u201d such as the Quad<\/strong> in the pursuit of national and regional interests. India is also a regular invitee to the G7 forum<\/strong> of advanced industrial democracies.<\/p>\n

It is also actively trying to reactivate its past coalition with the Global South. Delhi approached the FATF to put some real pressure on Pakistan.<\/p>\n

How are the foreign policy options for India in complex global order?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India can\u2019t simply turn its back on China. Its growing economic and military weight<\/strong> makes it a powerful player in the international system<\/strong>. Nor can it ignore Russia, which has just reminded the world of its enormous capacity to disrupt the global order<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Delhi has no option but to try and cooperate with its adversarie<\/strong>s to solve larger regional and global problems.<\/p>\n

At the same time, national interests demand that India compete with its rivals and collaborate with like-minded countries<\/strong> in the multilateral domain.<\/p>\n

The relative mix of cooperation and contestatio<\/strong>n depends on the context and the nature of the specific issue<\/strong> at hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cCooperation amid conflict is India\u2019s burden for G20\u201d published in The Indian Express on 1st March 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations Relevance: India approach towards multilateralism in changing global order News- The inability of the G20 finance ministers to agree on a joint statement last week points… Continue reading Cooperation amid conflict is India\u2019s burden for G20<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500],"class_list":["post-229318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704878855},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229318\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}