Asia’s three main pillars — China, Japan, and India — seem to be adapting quickly to the possibility of a post-U.S. world order. India’s reset of ties with China therefore needs to be viewed as part of a larger Asian reset with Beijing and Japan, the world’s third largest economy. Significantly, both China and Japan, under the new circumstances, are not enamoured by a classic zero-sum balance of power game. The cycle of China-Japan re-engagement is likely to conclude with Mr. Xi’s visit to Japan, possibly for the Osaka G20 summit next year. But despite its economic heft, it is not in pole position to command a new Asian hierarchy.

Source: The Hindu April 23, 2018 18:45 UTC