Description
In the 21st century, it has been seen that established world powers such as the United States, Britain, Japan, France and Germany are declining, and a new set of powers are rising, such as China, Brazil, South Africa, and India. Among all, China and India are claimed to be Great Power by 2050. The rise of China has been witnessed by the creation of new security and economic architectures- SCO, AIIB Bank, and BRI initiative, competing with the established world order. Additionally, China has intensified its border conflicts with its neighbour to claim herself as benign power in the Asian region. Such revisionist intent has created friction with other rising and established powers. A clash between India and China in Galwan Valley and the Doklam standoff reflect the Chinese’ aggressive behaviour and India's intention to fight for its aspiration and stand tall. Secondly, the formation of the Quad group also reflects India’s and global power's intention to contain the rise of China. India lags far behind China in terms of material capability, but the question remains whether India can fight for its aspirations. To examine these questions, this paper seeks to answer the following questions. How will India fight for its Great Power aspiration if it cannot match China's rising material capability? Will India join the United States to fight China? This paper employs realism theory to answer these questions to understand the Indo-China disputes.
In doing that, this paper will be divided into five sections. The first section introduces changing Global Order and the Rise of China. Second Section will discuss India and China Relations. The third Section will employ realism to understand Chinese Aggressive Behaviour. The fourth section will analyse India’s response by adopting realist school of thought. The Last section discusses the Galwan Valley crisis and India’s response.
