New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Washington's naval vessels traverse the chokepoints in Southeast Asia waters. Beijing observes and develops alternative transport corridors on land. It is a "point-counterpoint" strategy by the two superpowers.

The center of global geopolitics, today, is the China-US rivalry, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. Guided by the 1940s doctrines of naval strategist Nicholas Spykman, a founder of the classical realist school in American foreign policy, Washington continues to embrace his arguments regarding a fear of Russia and controlling Eurasia -- known eventually as the "godfather of containment."

As a consequence, Wasington continues to pursue a foreign policy strategy, whereby, controlling the seas and coasts o...