Abstract: The pursuit of hegemony in Myanmar by several regional and global powers including the USA, China and India has currently become a crucial issue given the former‟s geopolitical features and regime change with the advent of democracy there. In the name of cooperation and revival of democracy these trio- countries compete against each other to maximize their national interest. India and China, being the neighbors of Myanmar with common borders is concerned with territorial security apart from economic interests while the USA sees it as an opportunity to get engaged with it in many forms. In this paper, assessing the nature of competition of the three countries and response of Myanmar...
Key words: Hegemony, Military regime, Foreign policy, Geo-politics, National interest, Regime interest.
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