Feasibility of the Russia-China-India “Strategic Triangle

The present international system is defined by the phenomenal power that the United States (US) enjoys relative to any other state in the system. With the US as the world's only super power, the idea has taken hold in some capitals that big countries such as Russia, China and India should work concertedly to balance the US influence. One of the major endeavours on this front has been an attempt by Russia, China and India to forge trilateral cooperation into what has been termed as a “strategic triangle.. The possibility of the emergence of such a “strategic triangle. remains quite low given the present structure of international politics where the US has more comprehensive ties with Russia, China and India than any two of them have between themselves. Moreover, though bilateral ties among the three states in question have improved considerably in recent years, much more effort is required to bring them to the footing of a meaningful strategic relationship. Not only are Russia, China and India too weak to balance the US power in any significant measure, the allure of US power remains too strong for them to resist.