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India and China are the two biggest nations in the world and constitute largest economy and military power in Asia as well as in the globe. Both the countries have developed their diplomatic relations since their formation as political entities. They have concluded many agreements and summits for the promotion of bilateral relations in trade and security arrangements. The trade relation between them has been climbed to some height from its commencement but security aspect was lacked behind too much beyond the expectation. Both the countries have differences and confrontations on many grounds and issues, and are playing proxy war against each other on different platforms. Border conflict continues to poison the bilateral relations. USA has withdrawn from the security arrangement of Afghanistan and Taliban has captured the political system of the said country in their barren hands. The regime change in the Eurasian land mass has brought both opportunities and challenges for the world powers especially for India and China. The Central Asians are mostly Muslim majority countries and share borders with China and Afghanistan directly and with India and Pakistan as extended neighbours. The Kashmir state in India having Muslim majority populations are very prone for the outfit groups to play their cards. In that context the geographical proximity of the Central Asia with terrorist affected countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan have security implications for themselves as well as for India also which are already suffering from terrorism and extremism. China can use the outfit groups with the help of Pakistan against India to play its hidden agenda or to circle India by its geo-strategic arrangement in the region. This paper will not only try to find out a scope for cooperation between India and china in security arrangement in central Asia but also will search for areas of same interests to bring them together on multiforums in South Asia.