Washington: One of America’s top think tanks have said that China’s growing role in South Asia is on the politics of politics, economics, and security in the region. It is having a big impact and in the coming decades, conflict and upheaval in the region may increase significantly.
The US Institute of Peace, a thinktank, said in a report published on Wednesday that studying the impact that China’s involvement has on the region is crucial to creating a successful policy and advancing US interests and values. Will happen. The report has been prepared by a bipartisan group consisting of senior experts, former policymakers and retired diplomats, etc.
According to the report ‘Chinese Influence on Conflict Dynamics in the South Asia States’, the situation in South Asia has already started to change due to China’s increasing presence in the region. It is emerging as a region where the US-China and regional rivalry extends from the height of the Himalayas to the depths of the Indian Ocean. “
It was found that both the US and China consider South Asia important, “although the region is not the top geopolitical priority of both”. The thinktank said in the report that in the India-Pakistan dispute, China has supported most of Pakistan instead of taking a neutral stand, because supporting Pakistan helps in reducing India’s strength in Asia.
He said, “Especially last year, China doubled its support for Pakistan in Kashmir.” According to the report, the India-China border areas will continue to be the subject of further discussion. Relations between China and India will be more competitive and Asia’s two largest powers will struggle for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
