An international order with Chinese traits?

The fluidity of the geopolitical landscape has amplified anxieties in Asia and placed India in an unenviable situation

In a world of nation states, any international order that seeks to regulate inter-state relations reflects the balance of power among them. International order is comprised of the rules and norms and international institutions of governance, which are expected to ensure their observance. But it is the coercive power of those who set the rules that determines the extent of enforcement. 

However, while power is the ultimate sanction behind any international order, legitimacy is its other indispensable feature. An order is “international” because states participating in it accept its legitimacy and see some benefits accruing from their acquiescence to it. This