Pentagon 2025 Report Warns India: China Playing 'Dual Track' Strategy, Arming Pakistan While Calming LAC

In this Bureau Report, the Pentagon's 2025 Annual Report to Congress warns of China's 'dual track strategy' against India. While Beijing eases tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) following the October 2024 disengagement, it is simultaneously tightening military pressure through Pakistan. The report states that the LAC calm is 'tactical, not transformational', aimed at preventing deeper India-US ties. Crucially, it notes China continues to label Arunachal Pradesh a 'core interest', akin to Taiwan. The assessment also flags the supply of 36 J-10C fighter jets and other advanced weaponry to Islamabad.