U.S. and Japan’s Engagement with South Asia-Chinese Perspectives

This chapter introduces U.S. and Japan’s growing engagement with South Asian states, India in particular, and analyzes the major driving forces of the fast-growing US-India and Japan-India relations from Chinese perspectives. It claims that the US, Japan, and India share the similar democratic values and common interests in balancing China’s rising influence in South Asia. So, South Asia is increasingly integrated into China’s BRI and U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, resulting in fierce great power rivalry in the region. It also reminds that a chaotic Afghanistan after the full withdrawal of the American troops would bring serious security challenges in South Asia.