India and Russia back China’s call for ‘new world order’ to counter US

From left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Russia and India added their voices on Monday to China’s call for a new world order and endorsed Beijing’s plans to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war.

The foreign ministers of the three nations met in the capital for talks just a week after USPresident Barack Obama made a high-profile trip to India.

After Monday’s  meeting, President Xi Jinping gave a positive assessment of China’s ties with the two nations, despite New Delhi’s apparent distrust towards Beijing.

In a joint communique, the three nations vowed to “build a more just, fair and stable international political and economic order” and a “multi-polar” world.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said all states should be involved in creating “a modern security architecture” in the Asia-Pacific; his Chinese counterpart…