Topic: Ukraine
Country: India
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The conflict in Ukraine is a wildly ambiguous international issue. The facets of this issue have been fractured among a variety of interests which have served to weaken the overall states of both Ukraine and Russia. It is disheartening that the encroachment of external nation’s interests have created the stark divide which we see amongst the Ukrainian people. Countries should act in the interest and with the will of their people, but when those interests and when the will of the people is not clearly defined, it fosters conflict of the nature we have seen here.The Republic of India wishes to see both of these states restored to peaceful and progressive nations, acting independently and autonomously. It is our duty as a body to establish the means for that to occur. Through the diffusion of tensions and support for Ukraine in resolving the internal conflicts that spurred this, DISEC has the potential to make a drastic situation much less so. It is the hope of India that this crisis will be resolved according to the will of the people, and with minimal interference from other international interests.
Too often we are quick to lay blame on the situation to a singular nation. The Russian Federation and Republic of India have enjoyed bilateral relations and provided mutual support to each other throughout history. There is nothing to be gained from placing entire blame on one nation or another for the state of this conflict, because the source of this conflict lies in lies in the variations and conflict of the Ukrainian people. Intermittent with this conflict has been the heavy propagation of the population. In order for a vote of self-determination to occur impartially, this conflict must first be de-escalated and stabilized so as to provide better conditions for the reparations of both states. Self-determination is a major right and principle of the people of Ukraine, but the current instability is less than ideal for the conditions which would be required to bring it to a vote.
The internal tumult of Ukrainian politics was the initial starting point for the conflict between their nation and Russia. Western propagation is partly to blame for the political divisions in Ukraine, and it should be reiterated that non-interference in a nation’s politics is an essential principle of sovereignty that should be constantly upheld. In our own region of Kashmir, India has seen much improvement in de-escalating tensions and fostering common understanding through the simplest of means: a bus. In order to integrate peaceful interaction between the Indians and Pakistanis, the Dehli-Lahore bus system, and subsequently the subsequent Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus continue to represent the desire of our nation’s for improved bilateral relations. A fluid system of interaction between the citizens of Russia and Ukraine, especially in the debated territory of Crimea, could be beneficial to the acknowledgement of their historical integration, while also providing a clear distinction between the two nations as independent bodies. Ethnicity and language on their own can not be the pre-determiners of geographical territory, though cultural variations within nations should be recognized, honored, and treated with impartiality in domestic and international policymaking.
It is the sincerest hope of the Republic of India that this body will take into account the variety of structural aids which can be put in place to help these nations disentangle themselves from one another and resolve their differences. We look forward to the discourse of committee, with the motivation to find a common understanding which will promote global peace and prosperity for all.
