Southeast Asia [SEA] does not appear to play a major role in current geopolitical developments. Furthermore, the concurrent rises of both China and India have also contributed to increasing SEA's relative geopolitical obscurity. However, this paper argues that SEA, and especially Burma, is an important region as it provides a preview of the nature and effects of Chinese and Indian rise. This paper uses prospect theory, which presents a different perspective from expected utility theory, to argue why their interaction with and in Burma is significant. It proposes that using prospect theory to examine their interests in Burma would provide early insights to how these aspiring powers would behave when their interests converge, and eventually collide in theatres of primary importance.

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