The end of cold war had marked a beginning of new world order. China and India became significantactors for their gradual rise into great stature in international politics. The developments in internationalpolitics such as terrorism had posed threats and open economic policy created new opportunities.Those developments required cooperation among the US. China and India. The relations among thethree nations had been conceptualized as strategic triangle following the realist school of internationalpolitics where US was perceived as the pivot actor. The objective of the study was to map the contentof relationship among US. China and India through a historical perspective. Consequently, an attemptwas made to predict the possible direction of this triangular relations and motives for such relationsresulted in new type world order characterized by multipolar powers while United States remaining asthe super power in the foreseeable future. The data for the study was collected through secondarysources and they had been descriptive presented to identify evolving trends of relations among thethree nations. The study had concluded that Chinese and Indian ascendancy would displace US as thesuper power in the 21st Century.Key Words: China, India, United States, Triangular Relationship, Conflict, CooperationCite

This study is concerned with India and China relations and it explores the challenges and opportunities forcooperation in the context of changed world order and rising phenomenon of religious terrorist movementin global scale. The data for the present study is collected through secondary sources and they have beendescriptively analyzed. The study has traced the evolution of India and China relations from the verybeginning and has stressed that the very notion of state is alien to them and with the attempt at craftingstates has resulted in boarder issues between the two states. It also highlighted the contending boarder issueareas. In addition to the above, the study also has identified suspicion of involvement in internal affairs ofIndia by Chinese political and military establishments. Further, the hegemonic aspiration in the South AsianRegion by the two states also works as an impediment for cooperation. It is concluded that the futuredirection of relationship between the two Asiatic giants, India and China will be characterized bycompetition. The most important field for competition between China and India is in the field of Boarderissues and power rivalry for hegemonic position in South Asian Region.Key Words: India, China Nuclear Weapon, Religious Fundamentalist, Boarder issues, Hegemony, SouthAsia