Discussion: Is The Emerging Alliance Between The Us And India A Strategy To Contain The Rise Of China?

US and India Strategic Alliance NameCourseTutor’s NameDateIs the emerging alliance between the US and India a strategy to contain the rise of China?The rise of India is welcome for the United States because India is a major power in Asia and its rise could counteract the challenge posed by China. The rise of India is a threat to China because a rising power that has consolidated power in its neighbourhood is likely to project power farther afield. India has an opportunity to project power in East Asia, West Asia, and the South China Sea. India has an advantage in terms of global strategic acceptability in the Asian region. In the last two decades, India’s relations with the US have shifted from estrangement to a defining strategic alliance with significant geopolitical ramifications. Both China and India are angling for regional and global influence through economic growth, stability, and security.United States Strategic InterestsThe emerging alliance between the US and India is best understood from the perspective of the President G. W Bush and President Obama’s administration Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, the renewed FOIP strategy