INDIA, March 7 -- With the power centre of global politics shifting from the West to the East and the rise of multiple power hubs across the Asian region, there is a renewed vibrancy to the concept of the "Asian century". It is against this backdrop that new and acceptable equations of geopolitical and geo-economic domination beginning to unfold. It is up to the major powers in this region to take on the responsibility of building a new regional security architecture.

Although forums like BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) and SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) bring countries like China, India and Russia, key players in the Eurasian region, to lead global politics, the cautious distrust among the trio forestalls the i...