The saying ‘History Repeats Itself’ seems very much relevant in the present context of India and its relations with the USA, China and Pakistan. For Independent India, the USA-China-Pakistan triangle has long been a strategic challenge. In its eight decades of independence, India has had to deal with this triangle on many occasions. The first experience came in the 1970s with the birth of Bangladesh. The most recent confrontation has taken place under the presidency of Donald Trump, in 2025. This paper examines the evolving dynamics of the USA-China-Pakistan strategic triangle and its implications for India within an increasingly contested geopolitical order.
