Rise of China and India- US foreign policy toward each other from 2001 to 2019

Subject Areas : International Relations

naser Hadian -Jazy ¹ , MEHDI BAZVAND ²

1 - University of Tehran Faculty of Law and Political Science
2 - University of Tehran Faculty of Law and Political Science

Received: 2020-10-04 Accepted : 2021-08-28 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Foreign policy, China, India, United States, offshore balancing,

Abstract :

AbstractSince 2001, the relationship between India and the United States has been witnessing a fundamental shift from both sides. Many analysts see the rise of China as one of the main reasons for the positive shifts in the foreign policy of the United States and India towards each other. Given this point, this study seeks to answer the question of why the rise of China has led to a rapprochement between India and the United States. The results of this study show that as China increasingly seeks to undermine India's national interests, balancing strategy has become a requirement for India's foreign policy toward China. On the other hand, the choice of off-shore balancing by the United States to prevent the emergence of a regional hegemon in East and South Asia has led to a rapprochement between the United States and India. Under such circumstances, the United States could reduce its costs of dealing with the emerging power of China by burden sharing with its partners

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