2) China is gradually moving to a position where it will play an increasingly dominant role in the world’s international affairs, disrupting established institutions and trade routes and building its own alternatives. How should India respond to this development? Discuss. (250 Words)

India should appreciate the positives and restrict itself form embracing the negatives with an iron will. For e.g.
1. India should restrict (and its is already doing so) CPEC, because it passes through disputed region in Jammu Kashmir (POK)
2. It should however, embrace the string of pearls theory with sight modifications, sch that it is not detrimental for its own. for e.g. it can float a similar project of sea route (sea lanes of communication) via strait of malacca to south china sea to sea of okstosk and then arctic sea. this sea lines will be delpoyed for scientific demonstartor experiments in arctic ocean, millitary drills in south china sea encircling nations. Tit for Tat is sometimes thinkable.
3. It can appreciate the belt and road initiative, as it connects asia to europe. India can greatly benfit from this project by drawing a offshoot project that extends from Sikkim to Tibet to China to Yiwu (From yiwu, it will align with belt)
So, in these innovative ways, we can pursue rules based international order, initiating projects with are low cost and benefit the neighbouring nation