Emerging powers and re-imagining global order: rising rivalry between United States, China and India in Indo-Pacific

In the changing scenario of world politics, a power transition is underway in ‘global order’. Though, the predominant power–– ‘United States’ is trying hard to maintain its supremacy but the centre of gravity of power is shifting towards ‘Indo-Pacific’ in which two major powers–– ‘China and India’ are emerging. This paper discusses how the emergence of new powers will re-imagine or re-build the present global order and how the rivalry between dominant power and emerging powers would take place in the new geo-strategic and geo-economic framework of Indo-Pacific. In the context of ‘re-imagining global order’, this paper examines the transformation of ‘North-South divide’ into ‘North-South linkage’ due to the rise of ‘Global South’ countries–– particularly China and India, as a new centre of economic power. It also examines the impact of forces of growth and globalization on new global order and tries to analyse the role of transnational threats like climate change and terrorism on the sharing concerns of ‘global commons’ that will lead to build a new global order. In particular, this paper focuses on global power shift, emergence of strategically and economically pivot region of Indo-Pacific, ascending of global south, rising rivalry between predominant power and emerging powers, and re-imagining of global order.