A new special report highlights the Pentagon’s 2025 findings on China’s military strategy with respect to India. The report accuses Beijing of adopting a ‘dual track strategy’ – temporarily reducing tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) while simultaneously increasing military pressure through Pakistan. An expert says China sees this rapprochement as a ‘strategic pause’ to prevent a deeper India-US strategic alignment. The discussion highlighted worrying developments including the supply of J-10C fighter aircraft to Islamabad and possible Chinese military bases in Pakistan. The report emphasizes that the withdrawal of troops from the LAC is ‘strategic, not transformative’, with China consistently citing Arunachal Pradesh as its main interest.

In this bureau report, the Pentagon’s 2025 annual report given to Congress has warned of China’s ‘dual strategy’ against India. While Beijing has eased tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after the withdrawal of troops in October 2024, it is also increasing military pressure through Pakistan. The report said peace on the LAC is ‘strategic, not transformational’, aimed at preventing deepening of India-US relations. Importantly, it said China continues to label Arunachal Pradesh as a ‘core interest’ similar to Taiwan. The assessment also ratifies the supply of 36 J-10C fighter aircraft and other advanced weapons to Islamabad.

This news bulletin from India Today reports on the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the life sentence of former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the 2017 Unnao rape case. Following the verdict, which senior lawyer Dushyant Dave described as shocking, the Unnao rape victim and her mother were detained by Delhi Police during protests at India Gate. The victim later met opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and sought legal aid, transfer to the Congress-ruled state and employment assistance to challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court. The bulletin featured political reactions, including statements from BJP’s Lalitha Kumaramangalam on the way the police was handling the protests and Congress’s Dr Shama Mohammed against the government. The program also includes a report on the Centre’s decision to ban new mining leases in the Aravalli range following the Supreme Court order.

This special report by India Today details the controversy surrounding the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, convicted in the Unnao rape case. The decision provoked a sharp reaction, with senior lawyer Dushyant Dave describing the decision as ‘perverse beyond imagination’ and announcing his decision to leave the legal profession. The program covers the protest by the victim at India Gate, where she was allegedly manhandled by the Delhi Police – which BJP leader Lalitha Kumaramangalam called a ‘wrong approach’. The discussion, hosted by Preeti Chaudhary, sees a heated exchange between Congress national spokesperson Dr Shama Mohammed, who accuses the government of supporting rapists, and social activist Barkha Trehan, who argues against ‘selective outrage’. The debate also examines the legal interpretation of ‘public servant’ under the POCSO Act, a key technicality of the case.