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The report covers military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China in 2025.
A recent Pentagon report submitted to the US Congress has emphasised that Chinese claims over Arunachal Pradesh are part of Beijing’s “core interests,” which also include Taiwan and China’s sovereignty claims amid territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the strategic Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, all of which are central to its national strategy.
The report, which covers military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China in 2025, also flags Beijing’s growing strategic and military cooperation with Islamabad. It further states that China probably seeks to capitalise on decreased tension along the LAC to stabilise bilateral relations and prevent the deepening of the US-India ties.
The report states that China’s leadership has extended the term “core interest” to cover Taiwan and China’s sovereignty claims amid territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the Senkaku Islands, and the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, adding that the “core interests” are defined as issues central to China’s national rejuvenation by 2049, achieving which is the country’s National Strategy.
The report notes that in October 2024, Indian leadership announced an agreement with China to disengage from remaining standoff sites along the LAC two days before a meeting between President Xi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
It stated that the Xi-Modi meeting marked the onset of monthly high-level engagements between the two countries. It added that while China possibly seeks to capitalise on decreased tensions along the LAC to stabilise bilateral relations and prevent the deepening of US-India ties, India exercises caution over China’s motives. “Continued mutual distrust and other irritants almost certainly limit the bilateral relationship,” the report states.
Amrita Nayak Dutta writes on defence and national security as part of the national bureau of The Indian Express. In the past, Amrita has extensively reported on the media industry and broadcasting matters, urban affairs, bureaucracy and government policies. In the last 14 years of her career, she has worked in newspapers as well as in the online media space and is well versed with the functioning of both newsrooms. Amrita has worked in the northeast, Mumbai and Delhi. She has travelled extensively across the country, including in far-flung border areas, to bring detailed reports from the ground and has written investigative reports on media and defence. She has been working for The Indian Express since January 2023. ... Read More
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