India, Dec. 25 -- China probably seeks to capitalise from deescalating tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India to stabilise bilateral relations and prevent the deepening of US-India ties, according to a report by the US Department of War. In its annual report to Congress on Tuesday on 'Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2025', the department said that in October 2024, Indian leadership announced an agreement with China.

The agreement was to disengage from remaining standoff sites along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), two days before a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. The Xi-Modi meeting marked t...