Pentagon Report Warns: China’s ‘Calm On The Border’ Is Meant To Disrupt India–US Alliance

Washington: The US Army's Pentagon has recently submitted a report to the Congress in which it has been said that China is probably considering peace on the India-China border as an opportunity to stop the deepening of India-US relations. According to the report, China wants to use the reduction in tension on the LAC (Line of Actual Control) in its favor so that it can show stable relations with India and stop the growing strategic partnership with America.

How did peace come to the border?

In October 2024, India and China had agreed to reduce the ongoing standoff on LAC. This agreement came just two days after the meeting of the leaders of India and China. After this, high-level talks started taking place regularly between both sides. With this peace, it seems that both the countries tried to digest some controversial issues, but the Pentagon report says that China is using it to weaken US-India relations.

What is China's intention regarding India?

The American report says that China wants to pretend to resolve major disputes with India by taking advantage of the reduction in tension on the LAC. But India is cautious about China's intentions. There has long been mutual distrust between the two countries, and old disputes still hamper relations. Because of this, perhaps India is not considering China's steps as completely trustworthy.

Why will this affect US-India relations?

The Pentagon report also indicates that China does not want a deep strategic alliance between India and America. Military and economic cooperation between the two countries has increased in the past few years, and China's strategic thinking sees it as a challenge to its rising power. That is why it is seeing peace on the China-India border as an opportunity to prevent India from getting further attracted towards America.

What is the way forward?

India has clearly indicated that it is keeping a close watch on China's every move. Despite peace on the border, it is not seeing any kind of strategic change with confidence. Despite peace on the LAC, mutual distrust and old issues will continue to bind relations on both sides, and the future strategy will be decided in this context.