Post 9 11 Sino Russo Entente Reshaping The Asian Security Dynamics And Challenges For India

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iii newlineABSTRACT newlinePost 9/11 Sino-Russo Entente: Reshaping the Asian Security Dynamics and newlineChallenges for India newlineName of student: Hilal Ramzan newlineRegistration Number: CUPB/MPh-PhD/SGR/SCA/2012-13/02 newlineDegree for which: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) newlineName of supervisor: Dr. Nishtha Kaushiki newlineCentre: Centre for South and Central Asian newlineStudies newlineSchool of Studies: School of Global Relations newlineKey Words: - Strategic Entente, Strategic Autonomy, Thucydides Trap, Hegemony, newlineBalance of Power, Security Dynamics, Triangular Dynamics, Asia Pivot, newlineUnilateralism, Multilateralism. newlineChina and Russia belongs to the group of major players of the international newlinesystem. The strategic convergence between the two countries occupies a newlineconsiderable geopolitical weight. The Sino-Russian relations witnessed a dramatic newlinechange after the demise of the Soviet Union. The bilateral relations since then newlinehave witnessed a positive trend i.e., from being adversaries to strategic partners. newlineTo a large extent, both the countries seem to have overcome the problems that newlineused to hamper their relations. Although, it was predicted that the Sino-Russo newlinestrategic partnership is full of challenges and is not going to last long, however, the newlinetwo sides have been successful in sustaining their partnership so far in the 21st newlinecentury. In fact, their strategic entente is becoming stronger day by day and the newlinemain reason behind this is that they are focussing more on converging interests. newlineThe U.S. factor plays a key role in the mounting Beijing-Moscow entente. The Asia newlinePivot policy and the Ukraine crisis further boosted their bilateral relations. While newlineresponding to the U.S. hegemonic designs and unilateralism, both China and newlineRussia found themselves on the same page. Therefore, the two sides have been newlinecountering Washington s strategic designs both individually as well as jointly. newlineFurthermore, the two powers have used the vacuum created by the U.S. newlineinvolvement in the long-drawn Afghan and Iraq wars to enhance their strategic newlineoutreach. America s relative decline has made their path of co