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The Maritime Rise of China in Indo-Pacific and Indo-US Counter Balancing Approach

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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.

Published in Journal of Political Science and International Relations (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.jpsir.20210401.13
Page(s) 18-23
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Keywords

Indo-Pacific, Maritime Rise, Counterbalancing, United States Approach, Peaceful Coexistence, Rise of China

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  • School of International and Public Affairs, Jilin University, Changchun, China

  • Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

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