Why the Dragon and the Elephant are More Interested in Dancing Over South Asian Countries?

Mr. Islam Md. Ziaul and Mr. Wang Shuwei

Volume 4 Issue 2 | Dec 2021

DOI: 10.31841/KJSSH.2022.43

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Abstract

This paper aims at examining the growing influence of China and India in the South Asian region. The paper found that both China and India have been doing their utmost to consolidate their influence in this sub-continent through economic, political, and military deployment and want to conquer the hearts of neighbouring countries’ governments. Beijing’s regional policy primarily focuses on this region for China's internal stability, sustainable economic development, and to slack the powers of the West, particularly the US. India, on the other hand, believes that China wants to contain it in the name of helping its neighbouring countries, which in fact, has stolen the peace of New Delhi. The mistrust between the two countries has reached a high peak after the border conflicts and the global pandemic (COVID-19), followed by vaccine diplomacy.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine, deep seaport, QUAD, China, India, South Asia