It is still a world of double standards: S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is still a world of «double standards» and those countries which are occupying positions of influence are resisting the pressure to change and those with historical influence have weaponised a lot of those capabilities.
Jaishankar was speaking at a Ministerial Session titled 'South Rising: Partnerships, Institutions and Ideas' hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, United Nations India and the Reliance Foundation.
«I think more than political will, there is political pressure for change,» he said here on Saturday.
There is a growing sentiment in the world and the global South in a way embodies it. But there's also political resistance, he said.
«Those who are occupying positions of influence, we see this in the UN Security Council most of all, are resisting the pressure to change.
»Those who are economically dominant today are leveraging their production capabilities and those who have institutional influence or historical influence have actually weaponised a lot of those capabilities as well," Jaishankar said.
«They will all mouth the right things, but the reality is still today, it's a world very much of double standards,» Jaishankar said.
COVID itself was an example of it, he said,
«But I think this whole transition will really be in a sense the global South putting more and more pressure on the international system.
And, the global North...it's not just the North. There are parts which may not think of themselves in the North, but are very resistant to change,» he said.
Jaishankar added cultural rebalancing really means recognising the diversity of the world, respecting the
