The recent agreement between India and China to restore patrolling arrangements along their disputed border to pre-June 2020 status has marked a significant step toward reducing tensions between the two countries. The deal, finalised on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, came after China finally complied with India's longstanding demand for disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
While the agreement is a notable diplomatic achievement, the context in which it was reached reveals deeper geopolitical shifts influenced by deteriorating Indo-US relations.
Since the June 2020 Galwan Valley clashes, which resulted in casualties on both sides, India and China have held multiple rounds of diplomatic and military talks to resolve their border dispute. However, little progress was made until the recent agreement. The breakthrough coincided with a downturn in IndoUS relations, which began to sour following a scandal in the summer of 2023 involving allegations of an Indian assassination attempt on a US citizen with ties to separatist movements.
This incident, coupled with subsequent US actions including support for Canada in escalating a diplomatic spat with India-fuelled distrust between New Delhi and Washington. As a result, China reassessed its strategic calculus regarding its border dispute with India, no longer perceiving India as a potential partner in the US' containment policy aimed at countering China's influence. This shift in perception allowed China to consider a pragmatic approach to the border issue, leading to the recent agreement.
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