... replaced London on the Asian stage in its efforts to keep the continent divided and vulnerable to the Western malevolent influence. Needless to say that this vision to a large extent reflects the current intense geopolitical conflict between Russia and its Western opponents and is an organic part of a more general Russian leadership ‘s view of the world.
Therefore, it is considered indispensable for Russia and its partners in Asia to contain military blocks and political alliances created under US auspices (such as AUKUS and Quad) as well as US partnerships with Japan, South Korea and the Philippines that cannot be treated as contributors to ensuring continental security, but instead should be regarded as obstacles on the road to a collective security system in ...
... join either BRICS or SCO.
To counter that trend among the members of what we increasingly call the World Majority, Washington has raised the profile of NATO in the Indo-Pacific; strengthened its Cold War-era bilateral and trilateral alliances in the Western Pacific, and founded a new one, AUKUS, in the South Pacific. The Americans are also seeking to cultivate India, as a pivotal great power, within the Quad group. All these multiple arrangements are completely dominated by the US and are aimed at containing and deterring Washington’s ...
... bloc, it agrees with Russia, China, and others that international relations must diversify from their hitherto dependence on Western states and structures. Due to its interests in both blocs, India hopes to serve as a bridge between them as well as a ... ... its means for balancing China’s rise in what India hopes will be a friendly, gentle, and non-hostile way compared to the new AUKUS alliance’s non-friendly, harsh, and hostile one. BRICS and the SCO, meanwhile, are complementary platforms for reforming ...
