Finland’s President warns West Facesโฃ Failure Without Shift in Approach to Global South
New York: โค Western nations,especially the United โStates,risk failure if theyโค do not adjust their attitude โฃtoward the Globalโ South,accordingโ to Finnish president Alexander Stubb. โฃ
“If โขyou don’t careโ for the most harmonious and decent foreign policy, especially towardsโ other โฃcountries,โค especially the messageโฃ toโ the USโฆ,” โstubb stated.
The warning follows last week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summitโ in โTianjin, China, where Prime Minister Narendraโฃ Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, among otherโฃ leaders,โ held discussions. โStubb described the SCO conference as a reminder to the โคWest that this alliance โis attempting to protect “the remains of theโค old order.”
The India-China-Russia alignment highlighted at the SCO โขsummit demonstrates โa broadening connection, with โPutin and Modi meeting privately. Modi affirmedโฃ theโค long-term relationship with Russia whileโค also urging aโ path towardโค ending the war in โคUkraine. Putin emphasized the โdeep connection between India and Russia.
This comes โas formerโค U.S.President Donald Trump has criticized trade imbalances with India, suggesting tariffsโ have createdโค a โ”disaster.” discussions โbetween the U.S. andโ India regarding the โฃremoval โฃof a 25% penalty โon certain goods are โreportedlyโข ongoing.
prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping also discussed โthe importance โคof “mutual trust and respect” โคas a foundationโข for bilateralโ ties during the SCO summit, addressing ongoing border issues.