While all the possibilities arising out of the possible alliance seem alluring, there is a reason why the US still enjoys a strong position here. There are fissures between the three individual players. Secondly the author's dream of joint control over Central Asia is a pipe dream for India. We have no window to the region, the last of which vanished with the accession of POK to Pakistan and Aksai chin to China. And the eastern dragon is certainly not interested in sharing energy channels with India. Its only objective is to dim US influence over India. Similar is the case with Russia. In any case we should not forget how much Russia is contributing to the Chinese arms buildup.
