Abstract :
Indian Ocean owns a unique location. In the present era, states are hungry of energy to
make their economies boost and are vigilant about the routes through which trade is
conducted. India and China want to retain their control over the Indian Ocean. Both states
are doing economic, military and infrastructure efforts to assert influence in Indian Ocean
Region. The growing ties of China with neighboring states drag India in difficulty and India
is getting worried about China’s growth in its backyard. To contain China, India is making
informal defense, military alliances with USA, Japan, Russia and Australia. This game of
influence indulges China-India in a rift. This competition can disturb whole South Asia
region as small states are used as cards by China and India to balance each other. The
International players are looking the situation with hawk eyes as they cannot see any
disruption in their trade routes. The paper will unfold the power politics between China and
India through the spectrum of Balance of Power perspective that by what means both the
states are endeavoring to neutralize each other’s influence.
Keyword :
Geostrategic, Indian Ocean, China, India, Clash, Interests