A new integration process system proposed by India

Russian Foreign Ministry’s answer to a media question
for a news conference on the Russian diplomacy’s performance in 2022

Question: At a recently held Global South Summit chaired by India, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that globalisation in its current form was not perfect, and the countries of the Global South were faced with the task of developing a new paradigm for the integration processes. Where do you see Russia within this system proposed by India?

Russian Foreign Ministry: The Western countries, both in their colonial past and in the present, are pursuing their narrow self-serving interests. They never cared about the good of the peoples they oppressed. The egocentrism and exploitation of the global South continues today; the only difference is that whip-wielding overseers in pith helmets have been replaced by Western transnational corporations and a list of foundations and NGOs from the United States, the EU, the UK and Canada with their sophisticated methods of financial enslavement and economic coercion.

The neglect of the interests of the developing world and the divisive and arrogant policy of the West in virtually all areas have already kick-started the formation of a new international order and the creation of alternative cooperation formats. The key role in these processes is played by the civilisation states and civilizational communities, primarily from the Global South and the Global East. As a multi-ethnic and multi-faith country with a thousand-year history, Russia has a special role to play in addressing these challenges.

The ideas advanced by the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Voice of the Global South Summit resonate with Russian diplomacy’s goals. We are also fighting for a fairer and more balanced polycentric international order, respect for the cultural and civilizational diversity of the world and traditional spiritual and moral values.

We are consistent in our efforts to build mechanisms for interaction with our like-minded partners across a variety of fields such as political, economic, trade, monetary and the financial, cultural and humanitarian fields, as well as security.