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India’s External Affairs Minister calls for a fair and representative global order at the First BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival

Posted 06 Aug 2025

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He emphasized that a collective desire is to see a fair and representative global order, not one dominated by a few.

  • The statement comes in the backdrop of the US announcement of 25% of reciprocal tariff on India. 

Non-Representative Global Order

  • U.S. Hegemony: Concept of U.S. hegemony has been central to shaping the global liberal order post World War II.
    • However, in recent decades, there is relative decline in US dominance due to economic competition from rising powers like China, strategic overreach, withdrawal from multilateral institutions etc. 
  • Trade as Instrument of Geopolitical Power: Such instruments include tariff policies of developed countries such as EU’s carbon tax and economic sanctions as part of trade policy.
  • Unequal Representation in Global Institutions: Global South has unequal representation in institutions such as UN Security Council, World Bank, etc.
  • Ineffective Multilateralism: Powerful nations bypass multilateral forums undermining truly global cooperation leading to fragmented and interest-driven global responses.
  • Deglobalization and Regional Integration: Power is becoming more diffused and concentrated across regional blocs like ASEAN, QUAD, BRICS etc.

Way Forward

  • Reform in Multilateral Institutions: Expansion of UNSC, restructuring of Bretton Woods Institutions etc and greater participation of global south. 
  • Inclusive Multilateralism: Strengthen groupings like G20, BRICS, IBSA, etcand allow consensus-based decision making. 
  • Enhance Issue-based Cooperation: Addressing global issues such as peace, climate change, human rights etc. through consensus. 
  • Tags :
  • Global South
  • Multilateralism
  • Multilateral Institutions
  • Global Order
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