Changing World Order and the Evolving Triangular Relationship among China, India and United States: The Possibility of Shifting the Pivot Position of US.

Abstract

AttachedThe end of cold w ar had m arked a beginning of new w orld order. China and India becam e significant * actors for their gradual rise into great stature in international politics. The developm ents in international ~ politics su ch a s terrorism had posed threats and open econom ic policy created new opportunities. Those developm ents required cooperation am ong the U S. China and India. The relations am ong the three nations had been conceptualized a s strategic triangle following the realist sch o o l of international :• poljtics w here U S w as perceived a s the pivot actor. The objective of the study w as to m ap the content of relationship am ong U S. China and India through a historical perspective. Consequently, an attempt ). w as made to predict fire possib le direction of th is triangular relations and m otives for su ch relations resulted in new type w orld order characterized by m ultipolar pow ers w hile United States rem aining a s i- ; ■ the super power in the foreseeable future. The data for the study w as collected through secondary ^ j sources and they had been descriptive presented to identify evolving trends of relations am ong the three nations. The study had concluded that C hinese and Indian ascen d an cy would d isp lace U S a s the super power in the 21st Century.