USA, Dec. 13 -- A recent report has suggested that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering the creation of a new high-level international forum that would bring together five of the world's most influential powers - the United States, Russia, China, India and Japan. The proposed alliance, informally dubbed the "C5" or "Core Five," would represent a dramatic shift in global diplomacy and could sideline traditional Western-led structures such as the G7.

The idea was reportedly mentioned in a longer, unreleased version of the National Security Strategy (NSS) that Politico says was circulated within the administration. The proposal surfaced in a report by the American outlet Politico, which said the idea appeared in an extended, unpublish...