Introduction
Asia is one state which presents a very dynamic region in the third-world countries over the past twenty years. The dynamics includes Chinese growth, the coming up of India, regional collaboration, economic, trade and security issues.
A case study of Southeast Asia reveals that its governance has greatly influenced the political, economic and social environment of many states. The Southeast Asian Nations have developed new models of economic collaboration and new political roles which have in effect sculptured international systems of the world (Wurfel and Burton, 1996).
The recent global crisis and the subsequent melt-down of powerful economies is what triggered the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to seek more international cooperation. Other than economic cooperation, this partnership is also being sought in the political arena (in fighting terrorism), knowledge and technology transfer, and support for development projects.
Asia is hopeful of providing a compact economic alternative due to regional integration with powerful economic giants like China and India and Russia. The trend of the rest of the world is in fact towards the Asian Nations (Wurfel and Burton, 1996).
The New World Order
The new World Order refers to the coming together of the world’s most powerful nations to secure and sustain world safety, peace and security. The other terms that can be used interchangeably to mean the new world order include globalization, one world government, and global governance. There are many people who dismiss it as just a mere theory, but a closer investigation into the history, clearly reveals its establishment as a fact. The coming up of the new world order was in fact prophesied in the Bible (Lineman, 2007).
The New World Order’s intention is to create a one world government which will control and regulate all the other nations under an international law.
The setting up of this global government is slowly taking its roots in the political arena and especially in the United Nations. There is a Commission for global governance established in the United Nations which forecasts a world court, a one police force and a global tax.
In addition, there are several organizations that have so far been set up which ascribe to the New World Order philosophy which include: the media personalities, the Club of Rome, the Trilateral Commission, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the Council of Foreign Affairs, etc. The economy is also affected since there are free trade agreements among nations, International Financiers like the International Monetary Fund, Bank of International Settlements, etc.
The third area of concern is religion, where there are plans to come up with a new world religion. This is evidenced by the existence of such organizations as the World Council of Churches, and the Parliament of World Religions. Moreover, there has been a growing concern over the environment. Moreover, there are talks of global warming, which is an environmental problem, as well as proposals to adopt socialism in order to curb this menace (Johnston, 2008).
Arguments for the New World Order
There are arguments that the New World Order bring about positive ethical changes. For example, nations have embraced the positive normative behaviors and beliefs which create more space for moral interaction and acquisition of desirable concepts. In addition, institutionalization has resulted to articulation of the wrong cultures into better practical and credible practices.
For instance, gradual integration of colonies led to the abolishment of slave trade and forced labour (Crawford, 2002, p. 99). Many non-consented humanitarian interventions by regional organizations have resulted in more effective methods of fighting overwhelming catastrophe (Johnston, 2008).
Arguments against the New World Order
It is viewed that the New World Order will result to socialism/collectivism/Maoism or capitalism. This capitalistic form of governance reserves no rights for an individual thus all rights and powers emanate from the state itself. Socialism is deprives individuals the freedom to expression and instead enslaves them.
The involvement of an international body to fight global warming is viewed as a loophole to taking over ownership and exploitation of resources. Additionally, when it comes to execution of justice, the International court is empowered to deal to deal with the guilty without the interference or protection by the nation (Gjelten, 2009).
Case study: India and China
The strategic political partnership in alignment with the New World Order
The New World Order has its affiliation in the political arena which is evidenced by the dynamic changes in the structure and customs of global politics (Grammy and Bragg, 1996).
China and Japan have not been left out in this, for instance, China actively sought diplomacy towards India, changing Sino-Indian relationship from one that was of distrust to a strategic partnership. It is however seen like China had other hidden intention other than acquisition of a stable bilateral relation. They promised to co-work together to attain a more cohesive International political and economic order.
The integration between the Chinese and the Indians was formed partly in order to reinforce their international matters by tapping the global market opportunities and developing stable and prospering states, and attain an economic order. The two states further agreed to increase activities in their bilateral trade relations. The United States, for instance, has approached the Southeast Asian Nations to reinforce their security concerns so as to take advantage of their international influence (Wolters, 1999).
China also intends to strengthen the security within a given region in order to acquire a more profitable position to disseminate American dominance Additionally, China has always ensured that it actively participate in regional political, security, and economic organizations in anticipation that China’s influence will dissuade multilateral groups from operating.
It is well documented that China has signed two treaties or agreements i.e. ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in the South China Sea, and the Declaration on the Code of Conduct at the ASEAN-China 2003 meeting. The signing of these two documents, China pledged for non-violence and non-interference and other problem solving machinery that have been sponsored by ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).
Additionally, China spearheaded the formation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which constitutes the’ Shanghai Five’ group. The Shanghai Five group put emphasis on boosting confidence among its members and fighting terrorism. Current findings reveal that SCO has assimilated India, Pakistan, Mongolia, and Iran as passive members thus expanding their scope of governance to South Asia and West Asia.
Moreover, the SCO, under the control of China and Russia, has supported for the Shanghai spirit which claims that there should be shared trust, equality, coordination, respect for different civilization, and common development. These principles tend to oppose the traditional measures the United States employs to maintain security hence their culture is eroded (Gjelten, 2009).
There emerged a convergence of both India and China on several critical issues. One, they converged in quest for The Asian nations stability. Secondly, they realized that energy supplies required security. Additionally, the convergence was aimed at eradicating any form of dangerous extremism from neighboring states. Moreover, to gain mutual benefits from economic association involves an amalgamation of different colonies.
In spite of the positive achievements in the established ties among these states, there were already established boundaries to which these relations could occur. These limits were a challenge to the involved people since most are the times when they caused frustrations and circumscription in the already established relationships. Therefore the struggle for cultivation of tight security ties with other nations by the Indians continues up to date.
For instance, global war against terrorism has resulted into greater changes, thus leading to more strategic relationships. Furthermore, the relationship between china and other nations is viewed as an instrument for fostering stability to south East Asia as well as other Asian nations. This move is anticipated to be beneficial to all and sundry of the included states, not only in Asia, but the whole world (Chossudovsky, 2003).
Conclusion
The formation of cooperative riparian institutions has faced rivalry. There seems to be a conspiracy by the super powers to acquire power advantages over the less dominant nations. This is because security concern is mostly not the priority of the se lobby groups (Volgy, et al, 2009. The active participation of China has raised concerns among nations since it has done diplomatic manipulations in the governance of many states.
The arms control and disarmament efforts of the superpowers have been accused of being inordinately concerned with propagandistic goals while disregarding the primary goal of promoting stability and peace. It is therefore seen like their primary goal is not the pursuit for national security (Inis and Kenneth, 1994). The stability of the Asian nations is of paramount importance to all other countries. For example, the Iran-India agreement of 2003 has fostered peace and stability, though the strategic principles are still underestimated.
It is strategic in that there is no forced cooperation between the involved countries. This move is of great significance in promoting world peace and calmness, thus all nations all over the globe are encouraged to embrace the new move. Current researchers all over have been enthusiastic in finding out possible channels of global assimilations in order to counteract major rivalries among nations. There are several recommendations that have been put forward, which include; all nations should long for peace and unity.
In addition, every nation should embrace the others regardless of their origin and status. More over, trade cooperation should be enhanced with an aim of boosting the economy. Finally, there should be harmony and co-existence in all aspects of life, i.e., social, political, economical and spiritual grounds, which are an excellent, move for promoting peace and unity (Victor, 2003).
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