Le RIC du BRICS

Le RIC du BRICS

Trois pays regroupent 40% de la population mondiale sur 22,5% de la surface totale du globe. Ces trois pays sont regroupés dans une structure informelle dénommée le RIC, qui est destinée, à l’intérieur du BRICS dont les trois pays font partie, à être le moteur de ce rassemblement des pays hors-bloc BAO qui prennent de plus en plus d’importance. Ces trois pays sont, bien entendu, la Russie, l’Inde et la Chine.

Le RIC s’est réuni encore le 13 avril à Moscou (voir notre texte du 16 avril 2012), confirmant une dynamique qui conduit à l’unification des positions sur (notamment) la Syrie, confirmée depuis. Cela signifie que le RIC, avec le BRICS bien entendu, devient de plus en plus “opérationnel”. Il est intéressant dans ce cas de lire le texte d’un expert indien, Nivedita Das Kundu, un des dirigeants de l’Indian Council for Social Science Research à Delhi, qui donne une analyse, historique et opérationnelle, de cette association informelle, le 24 avril 2012 dans Russia & India Report. On constatera que l’association RIC est déjà ancienne et on en conclura qu’il se confirme que les évènements la conduisent effectivement à devenir “opérationnelle” (comme le BRICS, bien entendu)… (« The Russia-India-China trilateral is an idea whose time has come, and will become increasingly more important in setting the global agenda…»)

Extraits de l’article de Nivedita Das Kundu…

«The international balance of power is changing in favour of world peace. Russia, India and China (RIC) have been interacting trilaterally since 1996. The 11th round of the Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Minister’s meeting was held on April 13, 2012 in Moscow. The impetus of the RIC Foreign Ministers’ recent meeting was strengthened as it was held within a fortnight after the March 29 BRICS summit in New Delhi. RIC’s main agenda has been to oppose unilateralism and to promote a pluralistic democratic international order. The three countries believes that the diverse threats and risks cannot be addressed by military power alone but need to be appraised through political, social and economic prisms.

»Russia-India-China’s possible axis formation is an important political idea that emerged in the post-Cold War period. It was advocated by Russian President Yeltsin in 1993 and Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov in 1996. Indo-Russian, Sino-Russian and Sino-Indian relations have begun to unfold a new trend now. If this trend continues it will stimulate the process of multi-polarity which will be of far reaching significance for international relations.

»Countries like Russia, India and China need a multi-polar world in order to promote their national interest across and autonomy of decision-making. To construct a multipolar world, the Russia-India-China triangle would be indispensable. Although there are some unresolved issues between these countries, the movement towards a better understanding between these three states is evident. The relations between the three flourished during the Cold War period. Even after the end of the Cold War, the relationship was maintained as Russia proved to be India’s tested and trusted friend.

»Similarly, the China-India relationship became smoother in the eighties and after the 1993 accord economic relations acquired an added momentum. The three countries have many converging interests that could add substance to trilateral cooperation. They back the primacy of the United Nations in solving crises and support the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs of sovereign states. In the long term, it is the mutual confidence which will help these three powers to play a larger role in global politics and to respond jointly to the challenges of the new century. There is, however, a need to coordinate the actions as the international environment has become more intricate and complicated. The commonality of key national interests and the long-term friendly relations in the field of culture, economy and science and technology create a real possibility for cooperation between these three great powers. […]

»…In recent years, the trilateral has been marked by closer coordination on key international issues. During the recent RIC meeting in Moscow, the three countries have taken similar positions on the issues of the Syrian crisis and on Iran’s nuclear standoff. They were supportive of Kofi Annan’s peace initiative on Syria. According to RIC, Iran has the sovereign right to peaceful nuclear energy and has strongly argued for resolving this issue through political and diplomatic dialogue and through consultations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

»The RIC joint statement also reiterated their concerns on Afghanistan, where increasing focus on the exit of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was discussed and RIC focused on post-ISAF exit responsibilities of these three countries. They are all immediate neighbours of Afghanistan and victims of terrorism and drug trafficking emanating from Afghanistan.

»The joint statements mentioned their commitment to ensuring stability in Afghanistan and reaffirmed their commitment to contribute towards ensuring stability and security within the UN framework or through other regional initiatives, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), as Russia and China are full member or observer of the SCO and India is an observer. The growing closeness amongst RIC is clearly noticeable in various fora from the United Nations to the G-20 Summits, within the SCO, during Asia-Europe meetings, during climate change meetings, during East Asian summits, and so on.»

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