India and China are two aspirants of gaining a foothold in the Indo-Pacific by deploying aggressive and diplomatic strategies to achieve their objectives. Moreover, the militarisation of the region by establishing key naval bases along with nuclear deterrence acts like a nightmare for the littoral states. A German Politician, Karl Haushofer, first used the term Indo-Pacific to focus specifically on the rise of the Asian continent. The era after the Cold War has witnessed the rise of Asia with significant actors such as Japan, India and China growing comprehensively in terms of politics, economics, strategies, culture, diplomacy, soft power, military power, and technological advances, amongst others; hence, attracting worldwide attention, especially from the West....