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The current geopolitical arrangement in the Indian Ocean is changing considerably. The recent years have been witnessing an increased Chinese presence in the region, with China making a surprising shift from the Western Pacific and North Sea to the Indian Ocean. Moreover, there is no denial of the f

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The current geopolitical arrangement in the Indian Ocean is changing considerably. The recent years have been witnessing an increased Chinese presence in the region, with China making a surprising shift from the Western Pacific and North Sea to the Indian Ocean. Moreover, there is no denial of the fact that with USA losing its strong hold as a superpower since the last decade, China is in the race to fill up this power vacuum. It has already outperformed all the economies of the world in terms of contributing to GDP and Purchasing Power Parity as per IMF data. It is trying to gain the status of being a superpower through granting loans at generous repayable terms to the Asian countries and investing in some of the major infrastructure projects like dams, roads, ports and railways. It has also started providing military assistance to some of the littoral countries by exercising its veto power in the UN Security Council.


Which of the following is correct in the context of the above paragraph?


1). U.S. is losing its stronghold as a superpower
2). U.S. has already outperformed all the economies of the world in terms of contributing to GDP
3). China hasn't been able to outperform other economies
4). China is not providing military assistance to some littoral states


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As stated in the above paragraph, the current geopolitical position in the Indian Ocean is changing considerably. The recent years have been witnessing an increased Chinese presence in the region, with China making a surprising shift from the Western Pacific and North Sea to the Indian Ocean. Moreover, there is no denial of the fact that with USA losing its stronghold as a superpower since the last decade, China is in the race to fill up this power vacuum.

The rest of the options are cancelled as they are incorrect.

Hence the correct answer is option 1.

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