India has much to do to woo Chinese firms: China Daily editorial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

India has much to do to woo Chinese firms: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Although the latest call from some Indian finance and industry officials to ease governmental restrictions on Chinese investment in India is a welcome sign, those Indian policymakers still hesitant to adopt that suggestion, citing an overreliance on China, need to know that even if New Delhi reopens its door to Chinese companies, India might not be able to recover the appeal it had for the latter before 2020. That the China-India trade volume has stayed largely steady at round $110 billion to $130 billion with Chinese exports to India rising continuously over the past four years, despite New Delhi's "de-risking" efforts, proves China's indispensability to India as a source of mechanical and electrical goods, chemical products and base metals and products, which are of strategic importance to India's manufacturing and export industries. Not to mention the Chinese companies have found better investment destinations with much better business environment than India over the past four years from where they can more easily access their markets. It is the cold shoulders India has met from Western companies and the proved failure of the Modi government to fill the gap left by Chinese companies and investors in industry, technology, investment and exports fields, and the job market that have prompted some to urge the government to reconsider the possibility of reopening India's door to Chinese businesses.

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China welcomes PM Modi’s comments, says Beijing ready to rebuild ties
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1 week, 3 days ago

China welcomes PM Modi’s comments, says Beijing ready to rebuild ties

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Beijing on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on India-China cooperation being essential for global stability and prosperity, and said the Chinese side stands ready to work with New Delhi to rebuild bilateral ties. “China stands ready to work with India to implement the important common understandings between, take the 75th anniversary of China-India diplomatic relations as …

Leveraging India Against China
1 week, 4 days ago

Leveraging India Against China

China Daily  

- And Melon Husk's Crude Attempt At Mercantalism As Dr. Gregory Clarke told us they wrote in the margins of his report that they wanted to see India and China "at each other's throats". Beijing discouraging Chinese firms from factory investments in India while also limiting the outflow of workers and equipment - China is trying to kneecap Indian manufacturing …

’China stands ready to work with India’: Chinese FM says two nations made positive strides after Modi-Xi Jinping meet
3 weeks ago

’China stands ready to work with India’: Chinese FM says two nations made positive strides after Modi-Xi Jinping meet

Live Mint  

Following the successful meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping at Kazan in Russia, India and China made positive strides, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday. “China stands ready to work with India to sum up past experience and forge a fast forward and advance China-India relations on the track of sound and stable development,” …

Will FPIs stick to ‘Sell India, Buy China,’ or is a shift on the horizon?
1 month ago

Will FPIs stick to ‘Sell India, Buy China,’ or is a shift on the horizon?

Live Mint  

It appears that overseas investors are reluctant to reverse their bearish stance on Indian stocks, as they continue to be net sellers, withdrawing billions of rupees from the exchanges in 2025 so far amid concerns over valuations, economic growth, and global trade uncertainties. Uncertainty surrounding interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve in 2025 is also drawing capital to …

India’s Market Appeal Dips as US-China Relations Shift—What’s Next?
1 month ago

India’s Market Appeal Dips as US-China Relations Shift—What’s Next?

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 22, 2025 18:27 IST - 6 MINS READ In the last many weeks, several leaders have called the times we live in “the end of an era”. India’s exports of electronics to both these regions for instance, rose from under 40 per cent in 2017 to close to 65 per cent in 2024. China on the other …

How India can tackle China in a more uncertain world
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How India can tackle China in a more uncertain world

Firstpost  

India will have to recalibrate its positioning depending upon how America-China relations oscillate between rivalry and rapprochement. China’s age-old policy of ‘pitching one barbarian against the other’ to create a wedge amongst its adversaries is bound to exploit differences between Quad members and trans-Atlantic partners Consequent to the signing of a key agreement to resolve the standoff in the Depsang-Demchok …

India likely to maintain ban on Chinese investments amid ongoing economic discussions, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India likely to maintain ban on Chinese investments amid ongoing economic discussions, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

Live Mint  

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran told reporters that India is not soon expected to lift the ban on Chinese investments into the country, Reuters reported on February 11. No Changes to Policy on Chinese Investments India has tightened its scrutiny of investments from Chinese companies since 2020, as relations between the two nuclear giants have soured after clashes between …

How Chinese economy is collapsing under its own weight
2 months ago

How Chinese economy is collapsing under its own weight

Firstpost  

Imagine a weightlifter, muscles bulging, hoisting a world record-breaking weight. However, Trump may hold an ace up his sleeve: China’s reliance on global supply chains. The G7 is likely to demand that China significantly reduce trade barriers and open its domestic market to foreign goods and services. Encourage alternative trade blocs that can counterbalance China’s dominance while fostering greater economic …

For America, why India is not China
2 months ago

For America, why India is not China

Hindustan Times  

As Donald Trump begins his second term as United States President, speculation is growing about the direction of his trade policy. One, India’s merchandise trade surplus with the US is insignificant compared to China’s or those of other lower-cost economies like Vietnam and Mexico. Services trade between India and the US has also been fair and synergistic with both countries …

China Has Silently Put 'Industrial Sanctions' on India: Will New Delhi Respond?
2 months, 1 week ago

China Has Silently Put 'Industrial Sanctions' on India: Will New Delhi Respond?

The Quint  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also tried his bit to mollify the angry Chinese President Xi jinping. In his first podcast recently, Modi reminisced about the phone call he received in 2014 from the Chinese President Xi Jinping expressing a desire to visit his town as it had played host to a Chinese traveller who also came from his …

India's Worrying Economic Dependence On China
2 months, 1 week ago

India's Worrying Economic Dependence On China

India Today  

India's trade deficit with China hit $85.1 billion in fiscal year 2024, underscoring growing economic concerns. This widening gap highlights India's deep reliance on Chinese goods across critical sectors like electronics, telecom, solar energy, and electric vehicles. Expanding PLI schemes to additional sectors and negotiating favorable trade agreements, particularly with countries like the UK, could bolster Indias manufacturing capabilities and …

Why China Is Trying To Wreck India's iPhone Revolution
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why China Is Trying To Wreck India's iPhone Revolution

India Today  

A recent report has revealed China’s efforts to block advanced technology and skilled talent from reaching India. This move seems to be part of a broader strategy aimed at countering India’s growing prominence in global manufacturing. Delays in the export of critical infrastructure and oil drilling equipment further demonstrate China’s intent to undermine India’s development. Former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale …

India-China relations 2025: Bridging the divide or widening the rift?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India-China relations 2025: Bridging the divide or widening the rift?

Firstpost  

As India and China navigate the complexities of the 2020s, they face a choice: to pursue a route of cooperation while managing competition for mutual shared benefit or to let competition lead to confrontation, rivalry, and distrust The India-China relations, though webbed in complexity and distrust, are one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. India and China, …

An India-China reset needs bold and new thinking
3 months ago

An India-China reset needs bold and new thinking

The Hindu  

The hallmark of mature leaders is to resolve disputes peacefully and not let them escalate into conflicts. Second, India must not deviate from its “One China” policy by appearing to support Taiwan’s independence or to play the “Tibet” card. With the U.S. under Trump 2.0 threatening to hike tariffs on Chinese imports, India’s large and fast-expanding market offers a growth …

India will benefit from cooperation not by turning away from its neighbor: China Daily editorial
3 months, 1 week ago

India will benefit from cooperation not by turning away from its neighbor: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

In his meeting with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia, on Oct 23, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted that maintaining the steady growth of India-China relations was critical for the two countries and peoples. Against a complex international landscape, cooperation between India and China, two engines of economic growth, could help …

India should not shy away from Chinese investment: Arvind Panagariya explains why
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India should not shy away from Chinese investment: Arvind Panagariya explains why

Live Mint  

India should remain open to investments from China like other developed countries like the United States and Germany, with an expectation from a handful of sectors, reported the news agency PTI on Thursday, December 12. The activities from which you want to exclude are relatively few because I don't see other countries restricting Chinese investment in large number of sectors,” …

China+1 plan: India’s limited gain
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China+1 plan: India’s limited gain

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Government think tank Niti Aayog has admitted that ‘India has seen limited success so far in capturing the China Plus One strategy. It attributes factors like cheaper labour, simplified tax laws, lower tariffs and pro-activeness in signing free trade agreements have played a key role in helping these countries expand their share of exports. The US has raised …

India has seen limited success so far in capturing China Plus One strategy: NITI Aayog Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India has seen limited success so far in capturing China Plus One strategy: NITI Aayog Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 4 : India has had limited success in capitalizing on the opportunities presented by the China Plus One strategy, according to a report by NITI Aayog. While the global trade landscape in 2024 has been significantly influenced by geopolitical developments, the NITI Aayog report noted that India has faced challenges in emerging as a preferred alternative to …

Under Trump, India can find a way to become manufacturing powerhouse: Fareed Zakaria
4 months ago

Under Trump, India can find a way to become manufacturing powerhouse: Fareed Zakaria

India Today  

Veteran journalist and geopolitical expert Fareed Zakaria offered a comprehensive analysis of Donald Trump’s second term as US President, highlighting its global implications, particularly for India. US policy toward India for the last 25 years has been remarkably consistent and upward moving, and so I think what you're likely to see with India is the continuation of that upward moving …

China trying to improve ties with India to ease off US pressure from Trump: Business leader
4 months, 1 week ago

China trying to improve ties with India to ease off US pressure from Trump: Business leader

Live Mint  

Washington, Nov 20 China is trying to improve ties with India in an attempt to ease pressure from the incoming Trump administration, the head of a top India-centric US business advocacy and strategic group said on Tuesday. Mukesh Aghi, president of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum, said: "So, we are seeing an early impact of the Trump administration coming …

Will US-India thrive under Trump amid 'China factor'? Fareed Zakaria explains
4 months, 1 week ago

Will US-India thrive under Trump amid 'China factor'? Fareed Zakaria explains

India Today  

Veteran journalist and geopolitical expert Fareed Zakaria on Monday expressed optimism about the trajectory of US-India relations under Donald Trump's regime and believed it to be a "golden opportunity" for India to end China's monopoly in manufacturing. Speaking to India Today TV's News Director Rahul Kanwal, Zakaria highlighted Trump's admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and predicted continued strengthening of …

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy

Hindustan Times  

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, and his comeback as the United States President, has led to speculation as to the contours of his administration’s policies with respect to the Indo-Pacific region. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File …

China’s perception about India’s power aspirations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s perception about India’s power aspirations

New Indian Express  

The flavour of the new festive season is obviously Sino-Indian rapprochement and for good measure. It’s actually suffice just to leave this with the broad understanding that the two areas thus far untouched by the engagement between the Corps Commander level talks—Demchok and Depsang—have been addressed to facilitate disengagement and subsequently allow patrols to revisit the areas to which they …

India-China Border Deal: A Long-Overdue Resolution
5 months ago

India-China Border Deal: A Long-Overdue Resolution

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping will hold first bilateral talks in five years on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia. Both countries reached an agreement to resume border patrolling operations along LAC following the disengagement process along the disputed areas.

Weighing in on business as usual with China
6 months ago

Weighing in on business as usual with China

The Hindu  

Recent media pieces have speculated on whether India’s fraught relations with China are headed towards a relative thaw and suggestions are being put forward for a more liberal attitude towards foreign direct investment from that country. The economic commentary Despite this national security situation, the Economic Survey 2024 has favoured India plugging itself into China’s supply chains through Chinese investments …

From rival to reluctant partner: India’s evolving stance on Chinese investment
6 months, 2 weeks ago

From rival to reluctant partner: India’s evolving stance on Chinese investment

The Hindu  

India's push to become a factory titan has hit a snag: to become a credible alternative to China for global firms, it first needs to warm up to its long-time rival. "There is a realisation that you cannot be part of any major supply chains, especially in high technology products and certain areas like solar cells, EVs, where it is …

India has to change its policy if it wants to attract more Chinese investment: China Daily editorial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India has to change its policy if it wants to attract more Chinese investment: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

There have been positive signs of improving China-India economic relations recently, as evidenced by Indian officials talking about easing restrictions on Chinese investment, and New Delhi making moves to expedite visa approvals for Chinese technicians. The seeming softening of attitude by New Delhi toward Chinese investment may have been made out of expediency, as declining foreign investment is likely to …

Hurdles in India’s efforts to drive world diplomacy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurdles in India’s efforts to drive world diplomacy

Hindustan Times  

Russian president Vladimir Putin has made an important statement. This is the same Moscow that in 1971 had welcomed Indira Gandhi, the then PM of India, when she went seeking Russia’s help after being humiliated by US president Richard Nixon. From the time Modi rose to power in 2014, he has made extensive efforts to define India’s role in the …

India’s China challenge: The stakes are higher than ever before
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s China challenge: The stakes are higher than ever before

Firstpost  

There is hardly any clarity on what China wants — whether Beijing aims to amicably settle the boundary issues and make further progress in trade and cultural ties or if it seeks to encroach on India’s territory On April 10, 2024, amidst the high-pitched and polarising campaign for the upcoming national elections in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a …

Is India ready to welcome Chinese capital again?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Is India ready to welcome Chinese capital again?

New Indian Express  

The Economic Survey for 2023-24 sprang a surprise by making a strong pitch for Chinese investments in India, indicating a turn from the government’s anti-China stance of the past four years during which relations hit a new low. Though the Survey’s views are attributed to the chief economic advisor, the finance minister subsequently lent support, signalling a clear policy shift. …

India-China Relations: Will Pragmatism Prevail Under Modi 3.0?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India-China Relations: Will Pragmatism Prevail Under Modi 3.0?

ABP News  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has returned for a third straight term after his election victory in June. It was during Modi’s first two terms that India experienced its worst border incidents with China in decades—the Doklam standoff in 2017 and the deadly clash in the Galwan Valley in 2020. These two events, coupled with China’s increasing influence in South …

Chinese FDI seen as vital for Indians
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese FDI seen as vital for Indians

China Daily  

By APARAJIT CHAKRABORTY in New Delhi and XU WEIWEI in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-08-01 09:42 The renewed inflow of Chinese foreign direct investment will be very positive for India, said experts after senior officials expressed recently that they welcomed fresh Chinese investments, given China's key role in the global supply chains and the benefits such investments …

India 'not rethinking' on issue of allowing Chinese investment as suggested by Economic survey: Piyush Goyal
7 months, 4 weeks ago

India 'not rethinking' on issue of allowing Chinese investment as suggested by Economic survey: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

New Delhii: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that there is no rethinking in the government to support foreign direct investments from China, as was pitched by the Economic Survey recently. India faces two choices to benefit from the 'China plus one strategy' -- it can integrate into China's supply chain or promote FDI from China. China …

Why is India not willing to encourage Chinese investment? Know here
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Why is India not willing to encourage Chinese investment? Know here

India TV News  

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that there India is not rethinking to support foreign direct investments from China as was projected by the Economic Survey tabled in the Lok Sabha before the presentation of Union Budget 2024-25. India faces two choices to benefit from the 'China plus one strategy' -- it can integrate into China's supply chain or …

Centre may prepare a list of sectors for Chinese investments
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre may prepare a list of sectors for Chinese investments

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Central government may consider preparing a list of sectors and industries where Chinese investments may be allowed, provided these help indigenize manufacturing and do not pose a security risk, two people aware of the matter said. If the idea takes wings, the DPIIT will work with the Union home ministry to gauge the security risk posed by …

India Should Think About Receiving Chinese Investments
8 months ago

India Should Think About Receiving Chinese Investments

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: In order to boost Indian manufacturing and plug India into the global supply chain, it is inevitable that India plugs itself into China's supply chain. It is increasingly seen that emerging economies are introducing import restrictions on Chinese goods while accelerating a push for free trade elsewhere to protect their domestic manufacturers due to the threat of China’s overcapacity. …

Economic Survey on China: ‘Can India fill manufacturing gaps left by Beijing?’
8 months ago

Economic Survey on China: ‘Can India fill manufacturing gaps left by Beijing?’

Hindustan Times  

The Economic Survey stated that considering the dominance of China in global supply chains, it may not be the most “prudent approach” for India to think that it can fill the spaces left vacant by Beijing in manufacturing. It said, “The Chinese domination over the global supply chains across product categories is a key global concern, especially in the wake …

Easing of visa restrictions good for improvement of China-India ties: China Daily editorial
8 months, 1 week ago

Easing of visa restrictions good for improvement of China-India ties: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

In a move that could help ease strained China-India economic and trade relations, New Delhi is reportedly planning to speed up the process of issuing visas for Chinese engineers and technicians in a bid to make up for the delays at manufacturing units that have already cost the country billions of dollars. The situation, if it remains unchanged, will certainly …

India considers Chinese visa reforms after businesses hit by delays
8 months, 1 week ago

India considers Chinese visa reforms after businesses hit by delays

Live Mint  

With an aim to cut down visa processing time to 30 days from five months, the Indian government is working with the Home and External Affairs ministries to finalise rules for reducing visa delays for Chinese technicians. According to local media reports, India issued approximately 2,000 visas to Chinese nationals in 2024, a sharp decline from about 200,000 visas issued …

India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say
9 months, 1 week ago

India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say

The Hindu  

China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world's two most populous countries, officials said. Direct flights would benefit both economies, but the stakes are higher for China, where a recovery in overseas travel after the COVID-19 pandemic is …

India will not be a willing pawn of US: China Daily editorial
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India will not be a willing pawn of US: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

India's Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Narendra Modi gestures to the gathering as he arrives to take the oath of office for his third term as prime minister during the oath-taking ceremony at presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 9, 2024. Given it is the US administration's consistent policy to push India to act as a "counterbalance" to …

India lost the manufacturing race to China. Here's why it could still succeed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India lost the manufacturing race to China. Here's why it could still succeed

NPR  

India lost the manufacturing race to China. The Ticking Clock For Indian Economic Development While India’s economy has fallen dramatically behind China’s in recent decades, it’s been looking better recently. “Today, when India enters, it's not competing with Western countries, it is competing with Bangladesh, Vietnam, and still China,” Rajan says. To achieve this vision, Rajan believes India needs to …

Why is China provoking India over Arunachal Pradesh?
1 year ago

Why is China provoking India over Arunachal Pradesh?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Chinese reiteration of its unfounded cartographical claims over Arunachal Pradesh in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the border state this month is part of Beijing’s plan to keep scent marking its territorial claims as also deliberately provoking India. While the Modi government has verbally retaliated to Chinese uncalled-for statements on Arunachal Pradesh, the fundamental …

India can’t achieve China’s past 8-10% growth, Morgan Stanley says
1 year ago

India can’t achieve China’s past 8-10% growth, Morgan Stanley says

Hindustan Times  

India is not likely to achieve 8%-10% economic growth rates that China had over the long term, Morgan Stanley’s chief Asia economist said. Chetan Ahya told Bloomberg that India’s economy will likely grow steadily at 6.5%-7% over the long term but it is not going to replace China as a global manufacturing hub. A screen displays the trading information for …

How India's economy under PM Modi offers 'real alternative' to China?
1 year, 1 month ago

How India's economy under PM Modi offers 'real alternative' to China?

India TV News  

New Delhi: While China is reeling under an economic slump bogged down by a property crisis, high youth unemployment and massive local government debt, India's stock market is hitting record highs as the value of companies surpassed $4 trillion in 2023, with strong FDI inflow and investments expected in the future, leading many experts to believe that New Delhi offers …

Wall Street snubs China for India in a historic markets shift
1 year, 1 month ago

Wall Street snubs China for India in a historic markets shift

Live Mint  

A momentous shift is under way in global markets as investors pull billions of dollars from China’s sputtering economy, two decades after betting on the country as the world’s biggest growth story. “People are interested in India for several reasons — one is simply it’s not China,” said Vikas Pershad, Asian equities portfolio manager at M&G Investments in Singapore. “There’s …

Why India Isn’t the New China
1 year, 2 months ago

Why India Isn’t the New China

Live Mint  

China’s economy is struggling, but another Asian giant, neighboring India, is suddenly squarely on investors’ and manufacturers’ radar. India’s age-dependency ratio—a measure of the burden of child and elderly care on households—has fallen to 47 in 2022 from 82 in 1967, according to the World Bank. Only a third of India’s female working-age population was in the labor force in …

China: A great case study for Indian investors
1 year, 2 months ago

China: A great case study for Indian investors

Live Mint  

On 11 December, 2001 China entered the World Trade Organisation. While a study of China could occupy a whole library, we limit our attention to just one aspect of its post-WTO history–how did all this play out in the Chinese stock markets. Every analyst gives that as one key reason why Indian stock markets are going to do extremely well …

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?
1 year, 4 months ago

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?

Firstpost  

It is up to Bhutan to maintain the traditionally close relationship with India for its own sake When the King of Bhutan state visits India for eight long days, family and official entourage in tow, you can surmise something is amiss in the traditionally warm relationship. The status quo has been threatened by 25 rounds of border talks between China …

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