INDIA-USA-CHINA TRIANGLE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY: ANALYSIS OF THE CHINESE FACTOR’S INFLUENCE

Abstract

The relations between the three powers of the Asia-Pacific region - the People's Republic of China, the Republic of India and the United States of America are full of contradictions and difficulties. This geopolitical triangle is important in changing the power balance in the regional and global stage. The article examines the relationship between them in the context of the new IndoPacific strategy, as an expanded version of the Asia-Pacific region with India. Interaction in the triangle is analyzed in the foreign policy and economic partnership of the countries. The purpose is to identify the Chinese factor’s influence in the strategic interests and partnerships of India and the United States as well as to analyze the role of each one in the context of the Indo-Pacific strategy. In conclusion, a forecast is made about the future of the “strategic triangle”.