Covid-19 commonly known as Coronavirus is the biggest challenging posing threat to the international system and the way of life we know. This paper is general in nature and aims at reaching the larger audience. This academic paper enables the readership from all walks of life to understand the nature of the pandemic and its effects on our ways of life. Central objective is to highlight that change in traditional system and domestic arena is inevitable. It brings into limelight the economic challenges digitalization of the economy, probable decline of the United States (US) as a major power, challenges posed to our social culture, pre-existing social norms and the changing norms and work ethics. Paper also highlights probability of biological terrorism and weakness of our health system. For the completion of this paper authors have conducted interviews to analyse this pandemic using empirical evidence to examine Covid-19 spread, recurring fallout, intensity and its impact on the global order. Aim of this paper is to highlight significance of artificial intelligence, transformation of world economic system based on quantum computer and continued relevance of capitalism for international order. Paper emphasises states failure to adopt to changing nature of economic order will result in collapse of its economic institutions followed by political chaos and anarchy. Authors attempt to highlight geo-economic framework based on neo-liberalism is substitute to geo-strategic framework. It is a key to survive in prevailing circumstances.

Despite global pandemic Chinese economic growth rate was 2.3 percent in 2020. GDP surpassed US $ 15 trillion and growth rate raised to 6.5 percent in fourth quarter of 2020 and US $ 17 trillion GDP was recorded in first quarter of 2021. People Republic China’s (PRC) gigantic military budget and revolution in military affairs (RMA) creates senese of hegemonic ambitions in its neighbours. Contrarily, United States (US) sights PRC has ambitions to expand its political influence, gain access to economic markets, change international order by replacing US. This potential asymmetrical and imbalanced relationship locks America in typical Thucydides trap. Washington reached conclusion that economic growth and military might are intertwined. However, it is dependent on China’s energy supplies. PRC’s rise can be slowed down by stopping or interrupting the flow of energy supplies. Range of threats are posed to PRC oil imports i.e. US aerial strike on PRC oil//gas pipelines, use of proxies specially ast Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) to disrupt oil supplies, terrorist attacks on oil containers on land and naval blockade in Persian Gulf. The inference drawn is energy security dependent on Strait of Malacca is Achilles Heel of China. This paper aims at probing Washington’s capacity to disrupt or stop energy supplies to PRC in Malacca strait, Persian Gulf, land routes in Pakistan. It discusses various strategies including direct naval blockade, use of proxies and direct military strikes.