JAPAN, INDIA AND AUSTRALIA: IS THIS “ANTI-CHINA” ALLIANCE FEASIBLE?
JAPAN, INDIA AND AUSTRALIA: IS THIS “ANTI-CHINA” ALLIANCE FEASIBLE?

Summary/Abstract: In the coming years, Asian balance of power will be significantly tested. China’s new attitude in the region has created some tensions among countries fearing that the “peaceful rise” era is over. The United States have clarified their intention of strengthening their position in the region, a move that has pushed other nations, such as Vietnam, Japan, Australia, India, and Russia to become more active not to lose the chance of being involved in the Asian restructuring. In Asia any adjustment can have political, strategic, and economic consequences. Accordingly, this article analyses how feasible and effective a rapprochement among India, Japan and Australia could be. Aware that these countries cannot disregard the economic and political connections they have with China, following the consequences of the most recent evolutions of U.S. Asian strategy, the article evaluates the reasons why, while keeping on deepening their connections with China, these countries might be interested in strengthening their multilateral relations.

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