{"id":115940,"date":"2024-06-22T19:38:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T14:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=115940"},"modified":"2024-06-22T19:38:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T14:08:07","slug":"russia-north-korea-pact","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/russia-north-korea-pact","title":{"rendered":"Why is the Russia-North Korea Pact a Big Deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Russia and North Korea recently <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signed the <\/span><b>&#8220;Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>About Russia-North Korea Pact<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pact between Russia and North Korea talks about<\/span><b> cooperation on a wide range of issues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as Nuclear energy, Space exploration, Food, and energy security, and <\/span><b>mutual military support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>unspecified technological assistance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A crucial part of the deal is the <\/span><b>mutual defence provisions.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9987%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 100%;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><strong> Historical Context<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>After World War II<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Erstwhile Soviet Union wanted the <\/span><b>installation of a communist regime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Korea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>offered significant military assistance to North Korea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> founder <\/span><b>Kim Il Sung<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the Korean War<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Two nations solidified their alliance in 1961<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Signing of the <\/span><b>Russo-North Korea Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which like the latest pact contained a <\/span><b>mutual defence agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ttreaty was <\/span><b>voided<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and relations temporarily deteriorated.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>What The Russia-North Korea Pact Says<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mutual defence provisions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In case a<\/span><b>ny one of the two sides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is put in a <\/span><b>state of war by an armed invasion from an individual state or several states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the other side shall provide <\/span><b>military and other assistance with all means<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its possession <\/span><b>without delay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in accordance with <\/span><b>Article 51 of the UN Charter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>laws of the DPRK and the Russian Federation<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This provision echoes the <\/span><b>1961 agreement between the two nations.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.021%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 100%;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Article 51 of the UN Charter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It provides for the right of a member country to take individual or collective self-defence actions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Implications of the Pact on the Global World<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Perceived Security Threat For Others:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For <\/span><b>South Korea and Japan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this treaty is likely to be perceived as a direct security threat.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both countries have long been concerned about <\/span><b>North Korea\u2019s nuclear program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>military strength.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Deterrence: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This will likely push both countries to strengthen their defences and rethink their security policies.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Japan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has already abandoned its long-standing pacifist foreign policy and is building its military might.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>South Korea:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has convened an emergency meeting of its national security council in response and said it will now consider sending <\/span><b>arms to Ukraine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, something which it had <\/span><b>thus far resisted.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Increasing Dependence On USA:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Both South Korea and Japan are likely going to cement their alliance with the United States further in order to strengthen their strength<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Strengthens The Anti-West Bulwark In Asia:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Russia-North Korea pact could<\/span><b> also encourage similar partnerships <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elsewhere, most notably with <\/span><b>Iran<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>China Is Likely To Be Conflicted About The Development: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China would be wary of <\/span><b>Russia\u2019s growing military collaboration with North Korea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which could undermine its <\/span><b>near-exclusive geopolitical influence over Pyongyang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would also be concerned about a <\/span><b>greater Western footprint in Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a result of this development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-modules?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC Modules From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.332%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138.243%; 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