In connection with the events in Yugoslavia the question of the correlation and interdependence of the national interests of the socialist countries and their international duties acquire particular topical and acute importance. The measures taken by the Soviet Union, jointly with other socialist countries, in defending the socialist gains of the Yugoslavian people are of great significance for strengthening the socialist community, which is the main achievement of the international working class.
We cannot ignore the assertions, held in some places, that the actions of the five socialist countries run counter to the principle of sovereignty and the rights of nations to self determination. The groundlessness of such reasoning consists primarily in that it is based on an abstract, nonclass approach to the question of sovereignty and the rights of nations to self determination.
The peoples of the socialist countries and Communist parties certainly do have and should have freedom for determining the ways of advance of their respective countries.
However, none of their decisions should damage either socialism in their country or the fundamental interests of other socialist countries, and the whole working class movement, which is working for socialism.
This means that each Communist Party is responsible not only to its own people, but also to all the socialist countries, to the entire Communist movement. Whoever forget this, in stressing only the independence of the Communist Party, becomes one-sided. He deviates from his international duty.
Marxist dialectics are opposed to one-sidedness. They demand that each phenomenon be examined concretely, in general connection with other phenomena, with other processes.
Just as, in Lenin's words, a man living in a society cannot be free from the society, one or another socialist state, staying in a system of other states composing the socialist community, cannot be free from the common interests of that community.
The sovereignty of each socialist country cannot be opposed to the interests of the world of socialism, of the world revolutionary movement. Lenin demanded that all Communists fight against small nation narrow-mindedness, seclusion and isolation, consider the whole and the general, subordinate the particular to the general interest.
The socialist states respect the democratic norms of international law. They have proved this more than once in practice, by coming out resolutely against the attempts of imperialism to violate the sovereignty and independence of nations.
It is from these same positions that they reject the leftist, adventurist conception of "exporting revolution," of "bringing happiness" to other peoples.
However, from a Marxist point of view, the norms of law, including the norms of mutual relations of the socialist countries, cannot be interpreted narrowly, formally, and in isolation from the general context of class struggle in the modern world. The socialist countries resolutely come out against the exporting and importing of counterrevolution.
Each Communist Party is free to apply the basic principles of Marxism, Leninism and of socialism in its country, but it cannot depart from these principles.
Concretely this means, first of all, that in its activity, each Communist Party cannot but take into account such a decisive fact of our time as the struggle between two opposing social systems -- capitalism and socialism.
This is an objective struggle, a fact not depending on the will of the people, and stipulated by the world's being split into two opposite social systems. Lenin said: "Each man must choose between joining our side or the other side. Any attempt to avoid taking sides in this issue must end in fiasco."
It has got to be emphasized that when a socialist country seems to adopt a "non-affiliated" stand, it retains its national independence, in effect, precisely because of the might of the socialist community, and above all the Soviet Union as a central force, which also includes the might of its armed forces. The weakening of any of the links in the world system of socialism directly affects all the socialist countries, which cannot look indifferently upon this.
The antisocialist elements in Yugoslavia actually covered up the demand for so-called neutrality and Yugoslavia's withdrawal from the socialist community with talking about the right of nations to self-determination.
However, the implementation of such "self-determination," in other words, Yugoslavia's detachment from the socialist community, would have come into conflict with its own vital interests and would have been detrimental to the other socialist states.
Such "self-determination," as a result of which NATO troops would have been able to come very close to the Soviet border, while the community of European socialist countries would have been split, in effect encroaches upon the vital interests of the peoples of these countries and conflicts, as the very root of it, with the right of these people to socialist self-determination.
Discharging their internationalist duty toward the fraternal peoples of Yugoslavia and defending their own socialist gains, the USSR and the other socialist states had to act decisively and they did act against the antisocialist forces in Yugoslavia.
The capitalist countries of the West responded to the restoration of socialist sovereignty in Yugoslavia with due disappointment, as their plans to export the counterrevolution and to strip the people of Yugoslavia of their gains have failed. The working class has once again emerged victorious to the dissatisfaction of the imperialist countries of the West.
These countries further use this victory of socialism as a means to further escalate the conflict that is going on throughout the world between the Communist amd Capitalist systems of developement. Using false accusations of unilateralism and imerialism the Western countries seek to bring this conflict into a new, much more severe phase.
They have, for years now, tried to undermine the developments of the Socialist countries and to stifle the growth of Socialism while threatening the very existance of the Socialist system. They have installed nuclear missiles all around the Socialist countries and have to remilitarize Germany and Japan in an effort to encircle the Soviet Union. If that were not enough their governments continue to oprress and exploit their own people, and the people of other countries.
The West has issues accusations against us, but the people of the Socialist World laugh at such accusations. Countries that endorse genoside of Muslims in the Philippines, kill millions of civilians in Vietnam and neighboring countries while trying to prop up an imerpialist regime, and support an occupation of Arabs in the Middle East are the ones who need to be held accountable.
Since it is clear that these Western countries are willing to tolerate and conduct atrocities themselves it becomes clear that their accusations against the USSR are nothing more than a provokation and a cover for further escalation of the Cold War.
The USSR, however, will not give in to this provokation. We always have, and we will continue to work for peace and security in this world. We will continue to reach out to other nations to achieve these goals, as well as to provide stable economic support to all countries and to help the working people of the World.
In light of this continued cooperation the USSR is glad to announce the expantion of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. Today we are welcoming the following countries into the organization: Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Jordan, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Senegal, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia. The people of these countries from all over the World will come together and help eachother in the quest to become strong and self-sufficient economies that benefit all the members of society.
But our cooperation does not stop there. It is evident that the first problem facing the Socialist movement and the progress of the working class is instability and chaos. The working people are the least protected and so are the first victims of instability. In order to fight instability and promote the interests of the working class the USSR announces the creation of the Organization for World Peace and Security. As always the USSR will reach out to incorporate as many countries as possible in the framework of the organization, with the current members being Albania, Benin, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Syria, Upper Volta, USSR, and Vietnam. Together these countries have pledged to promote peace and stability throughout the World and we will work hard to acomplish that goal.
The USSR pledges to support any nation hurt by the rash actions of the West that are aimed at throwing the working class of the world into poverty. We will always support all nations fighting for equality and liberty and are open to any and all cooperation with all countries of the World.
Some of us are more concerned bringing better lives to their citizens and their neighbors 
Of course considering your own record as India.... 
