Paradigm Shi in the Internaonal Security Architecture and Regional Security in South Asia

The change in internaonal order from unipolar to mul- polar has resulted in change of US priories. South Asia faces new challenges amid these changes. US concerns over a range of issues like terrorism, Islamic militancy and nuclear proliferaon coupled with the rise of Russia and China have resulted in the US re-posturing towards the Asia Pacific. Economic incenves in Asia also offer the US and European powers an urge to adopt Asia centric economic policy. In this newly evolving security paradigm, India is encouraged by the US to play a crical role in the containment of China. Pakistan is therefore becoming less important for Washington and would have to seek new relaonships with newly emerging powers namely Russia and China by offering lucrave economic incenves.