Abstract
The study of international relations evolve around the study of the power relation between significant states. Powerful nations have funded divergent views to develop political values and ideologies. The global system has been dominated since the Cold War by the United States (US), which has been shaken by the relative decline of the US economy and China’s simultaneous rise. China is rapidly emerging, assuming that the Indo-Pacific region is a serious challenger to Indo-US interests. Because their strategic responses are growing against each other, the states are adopting hedging policies. Simultaneously, the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) affects the balance and order of power. In the throes of stiff US-China competition, a crumbling European project, de-globalization and a contested economic development landscape, the pandemic came. Although the American leadership role was aggravated by this pandemic, Beijing, on the other hand, has also distanced itself from the existing global order. The clash of rhetoric, narratives, and perceptions has been sharpened. As a serious challenger to the interests of Washington in the globalised world, China is rapidly rising specifically in Indo-Pacific region. Unlike the Cold War era, among the states of the world, the intense balance of power politics in the form of alliances is present. The hedging strategies are still being adopted by the states to counter the existential threats of hard balancing and soft balancing.
Highlights
The geopolitical trends have escalated, and United States (US)-China competition became more pronounced throughout the globe
The Indo-Pacific region refers to the confluence of the interconnected Pacific and Indian Oceans of Southeast Asia
On the other hand, Beijing confronts the Indo-Pacific paradigm as it sees it as the result of American attempts to increase economic and military capabilities
Summary
Journal of Political Science and International Relations 2021; 4(1): 18-23 the far-reaching impact of China in the region They see the need to work together on military and economic problems and attract Australia and seek greater US support. China’s rising and growing maritime presence in the IndoPacific region has led to a strategic convergence between India and the US, and the most recent clashes between Chinese and Indian forces in the Galwan valley have contributed to this Indo-US partnership. Under India’s major political parties' administrations, the Indian government’s official stance on China has always been subdued and complex Both India and the United States, albeit to varying degrees, have relations with China with elements of cooperation, competition, and possibly conflict. This paper will highlight the threat perceptions perceived by the US and India from China's maritime rise and how these powers will cope these threats through the balancing approaches in the region
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