{"id":157222,"date":"2021-12-30T19:24:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=157222"},"modified":"2021-12-30T19:24:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T13:54:45","slug":"great-power-politics-is-back-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/great-power-politics-is-back-with-a-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Power Politics is back with a twist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Great power politics between US and China is shaping every dimension of the global order<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s rise has shaken the status quo in the global political order. As a rising power, it is challenging the foundation of the US-led global order. This has led to the US-China strategic competition.<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 has merely accelerated the trends that were already visible. As a result, the stage is set for a period of unrest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How US-China strategic competition is shaping global politics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First,<\/strong> the range of issues across which this competition is likely to be played out has expanded. From human rights to technology, from supply chains to defense<strong>. <\/strong>This contestation is now putting pressure not only on the other nations but also on the important institutions that shaped the present global order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second,<\/strong> the <strong>Indo-Pacific has become the center of contestation<\/strong>. The absence of any regional institutional architecture has led to the development of institutions such as the Quad and the Aukus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third<\/strong>, the <strong>middle powers<\/strong>, too, are actively engaging in this, by shaping the normative and institutional space as well as by pushing back against the Chinese aggression.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fourthly,<\/strong> the call to strengthen democracy has become more pronounced, in the wake of the rise of authoritarian systems like China and Russia. The US\u00a0President\u2019s <strong>\u201cSummit for Democracy\u201d<\/strong> was aimed at generating a greater sense of solidarity among fellow democracies and preventing their \u201cbackward slide\u201d around the globe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the way forward for India?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The US-China competition is shaping every dimension of the global order, for instance, climate change and sustainable development, infrastructure and connectivity, trade partnerships, technological developments.<\/p>\n<p>Indian foreign and security policies will have to contend with these shifts much like other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if India could make the right choices, this inflection point in global politics offers India an opportunity to emerge as a \u201cleading power\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> This post is based on the article \u201c<strong>Great power politics is back with a twist\u201d<\/strong> published in <strong>Business Standard<\/strong> on 30<sup>th<\/sup> <strong>Dec<\/strong> 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Great power politics between US and China is shaping every dimension of the global order China\u2019s rise has shaken the status quo in the global political order. As a rising power, it is challenging the foundation of the US-led global order. This has led to the US-China strategic competition. 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