Coronavirus outbreak: India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry; other sectors explore airfreight option too
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry; other sectors explore airfreight option too

Firstpost  

India’s technology ministry has asked electronics and smartphone industry lobby groups to draw up a list of components made in China which then can be airlifted, two of the officials said. New Delhi: India is planning to backstop its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, three government officials said, as it tries to contain the fallout from the coronavirus crisis in China. For the electronics and smartphone components, the technology ministry “is in touch with aviation carriers and air freighters and they’ve been connected with the industry,” one of the government sources said. The India units of contract manufacturers Wistron Corp, which makes some of Apple Inc’s lower-priced iPhones, and Flex Ltd have, through an industry body, asked for government help in securing components including camera modules and displays from China, according to two industry sources.

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India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Major step up for Apple’s Make in India plan as Indian supplier starts making AirPod parts for export
1 year, 11 months ago

Major step up for Apple’s Make in India plan as Indian supplier starts making AirPod parts for export

Firstpost  

In a major development that is only going to bolster Apple’s Make in India plan, Apple’s Indian supplier Jabil Circuits will now start manufacturing components that go into the making of the latest AirPods and AirPods Pro and also start exporting them to other countries where wearables are assembled. Given how Apple has been trying to expand its China Plus …

Covid cases rising: Indian exporters keeping fingers crossed over China situation
2 years ago

Covid cases rising: Indian exporters keeping fingers crossed over China situation

India TV News  

Covid New Wave: Indian exporters are keeping their fingers crossed on account of rising Covid infections in China and other countries as it could again disrupt supply chains and affect demand for goods. Sahai said that if Chinese industries start shutting down due to rise in Covid cases, it would impact imports of key components for sectors such as pharmaceuticals, …

Budget may seek to curb China imports
2 years ago

Budget may seek to curb China imports

Live Mint  

The Budget may announce steps to reduce India’s import dependence on China through various tariff and non-tariff measures, pursuing its strategy of Atmanirbhar Bharat in a “calibrated” manner, two officials aware of the matter said. Indian companies and government departments have raised red flags over the import of more than 100 Chinese products including polyester yarn, optical fibre, solar cells, …

Can India Capitalise on China’s Zero-Covid Failure And Become the Future Factory of the World? - News18
2 years, 1 month ago

Can India Capitalise on China’s Zero-Covid Failure And Become the Future Factory of the World? - News18

News 18  

Covid protests have gripped several cities of China, including Beijing and Shanghai, spilling over to Hong Kong with even Chinese embassies in global metropolises like London, Paris and Tokyo as well as universities in US and Europe. Can tensions surrounding China’s zero-Covid policy present an opportunity for India to rejig supply chain models? While the total global manufacturing value added …

Apple chooses India over China for the production of its upcoming iPhones, iPads & MacBooks
2 years, 7 months ago

Apple chooses India over China for the production of its upcoming iPhones, iPads & MacBooks

Firstpost  

Apple is planning to move its production facilities away from China and into India, owing to China’s harsh COVID-19 guidelines, tensions with the US government, and reduced dependability. In a major push for Make In India, Apple plans to eventually move its production units out of China and start producing in countries like India. According to the Wall Street Journal, …

Looking beyond China, Apple plans ramping up production in India: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Looking beyond China, Apple plans ramping up production in India: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Battered by Beijing's strict anti-COVID measures, Apple Inc has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to increase the production outside China, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. According to analysts, over 90 per cent of Apple products including iPhones, iPads and MacBook laptops are manufactured in China by outside contractors. Responding …

India’s heatwave to lift AC sales to record, but supplies from China delayed
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s heatwave to lift AC sales to record, but supplies from China delayed

Live Mint  

Indian air conditioner manufacturers are expecting record sales this year as a heatwave scorches most of the country, an industry body told Reuters, but delayed arrivals of components from COVID-hit China may cause shortages of premium products. With temperatures this month breaching 49 degrees Celsius in New Delhi, sales are set to reach 8.5-9 million units this year, up from …

From supply chains to vaccines, China has frequently thrown spanner into works of India's COVID-19 battle
3 years, 7 months ago

From supply chains to vaccines, China has frequently thrown spanner into works of India's COVID-19 battle

Firstpost  

From tactfully disallowing Chinese firms to participate in BMC’s global vaccine tender to exorbitant pricing of necessary equipment, India’s battle against COVID-19 has often run into rough weather with China The relations between India and China have hit a rough patch ever since Indian and Chinese soldiers engaged in an “standoff” near the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh …

India blocks China-made wireless device imports: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

India blocks China-made wireless device imports: Report

Al Jazeera  

India has blocked imports of China-made bluetooth speakers, wireless earphones, smartphones and more: Reuters. India has held up approvals for import of wifi modules from China for months, driving companies such as United States-based computer makers Dell and HP and China’s Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo to delay product launches in a key growth market, two industry sources have told …

Perception vs reality: Covid-19 relief supplies from China are purchases not aid
3 years, 8 months ago

Perception vs reality: Covid-19 relief supplies from China are purchases not aid

India Today  

In the past weeks, social media platforms have been flooded with messages of Covid relief supplies coming to India and the role of China in providing assistance. Local areas cooperation between China & India also plays an important role in fighting #COVID19 https://t.co/gAJrpWTasf — Sun Weidong May 4, 2021 Zha Liyou, China’s Consul General in Kolkata, had written: “My friend …

Foreign countries, companies ramp up delivery of Covid aid to India
3 years, 8 months ago

Foreign countries, companies ramp up delivery of Covid aid to India

India Today  

Several countries and leading global companies have ramped up their production and delivery of emergency assistance to help India which is facing a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. China China is also accelerating its production and delivery of 40,000 more oxygen generators ordered by India and 61 cargo flights operated between the two countries in the last two …

China's Sichuan Airline Suspends Cargo Flights Rushing Covid-19 Medical Supplies to India
3 years, 8 months ago

China's Sichuan Airline Suspends Cargo Flights Rushing Covid-19 Medical Supplies to India

News 18  

China’s state-run Sichuan Airlines has suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders’ efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies from China despite Beijing offering “support and assistance” to the country to deal with the latest surge of Covid-19 cases. In a letter to the sales agents on …

China's Sichuan Airlines airline suspends cargo flights rushing Covid-19 medical supplies to India
3 years, 8 months ago

China's Sichuan Airlines airline suspends cargo flights rushing Covid-19 medical supplies to India

India Today  

China's state-run Sichuan Airlines has suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders' efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies from the country despite Beijing reiterating its readiness to help India to deal with the latest surge of Covid-19 cases. Wang has declined to react to China’s state-run …

India's dependence on China for electronics, smartphones remains high: MEITY in Rajya Sabha
4 years, 3 months ago

India's dependence on China for electronics, smartphones remains high: MEITY in Rajya Sabha

India Today  

As India looks to increase export to China and reduce imports, the dependency of Indian electronics and smartphones for components remain high. His response came to a question by Karnataka MP KC Ramamurthy He cited the data available from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, the total electronic component imports in the country in the financial year 2019-20 …

Why India could gain as firms move supply chains away from China
4 years, 4 months ago

Why India could gain as firms move supply chains away from China

Al Jazeera  

The Indian government has given incentives to electronics giants like Samsung to set up manufacturing plants. India’s latest set of incentives to entice businesses moving away from China seem to be working, with companies from Samsung Electronics Co. to Apple Inc.’s assembly partners showing interest in investing in the South Asian nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in March announced …

India not gained much from drop in Chinese exports to US: Rabobank
4 years, 5 months ago

India not gained much from drop in Chinese exports to US: Rabobank

Live Mint  

India has not gained much from a drop in China’s share in American imports, despite New Delhi’s close diplomatic relation with Washington and a recent push to boost its own local manufacturing base, a study by Rabobank shows. The South Asian nation saw only a slight increase of its share in shipments to the US last year, according to the …

India won’t import equipment from China, says Union Power Minister R.K. Singh
4 years, 6 months ago

India won’t import equipment from China, says Union Power Minister R.K. Singh

The Hindu  

Union Power Minister R.K. Singh on Friday said India will not import power equipment from China, saying the sector, being strategic and essential, was vulnerable to cyberattacks. Highlighting the need for self-reliance in the sector, Mr. Singh said the country’s power equipment import bill was about ₹71,000 crore during 2018-19, including purchases worth over ₹20,000 crore from China, even when …

Govt Introduces Rs 50,000 Crore Package to Boost Make in India for Smartphone OEMs
4 years, 7 months ago

Govt Introduces Rs 50,000 Crore Package to Boost Make in India for Smartphone OEMs

News 18  

India launched a $6.65 billion plan on Tuesday to boost electronics manufacturing, saying it would start by offering five global smartphone makers incentives to establish or expand domestic production. To further ease the rules and make local manufacturing of smartphones in India seem attractive, the committee has chosen to remove certain valuation caps from the production process, and also de-link …

COVID-19 crisis puts China's monopoly of global supply chains in focus, but presumptions of India benefitting are misguided, here's why
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 crisis puts China's monopoly of global supply chains in focus, but presumptions of India benefitting are misguided, here's why

Firstpost  

COVID-19 has thrown light on a global blind spot. In a blog post, Narendra Modi has asked Indians to “rise to that occasion and seize this opportunity” since India has “the right blend of the physical and the virtual” and “can emerge as the global nerve centre of complex modern multinational supply chains in the post COVID-19 world.” The prime …

Time for action to make India global manufacturing hub in post-coronavirus world: Industry experts
4 years, 8 months ago

Time for action to make India global manufacturing hub in post-coronavirus world: Industry experts

Firstpost  

India can be the destination of choice for global manufacturing in the post-COVID 19 world if it gets its acts together with the right policies as a lot of things are going for the country, say industry experts Bengaluru: India can be the destination of choice for global manufacturing in the post-COVID 19 world if it gets its acts together …

Covid-19 pandemic: China dispatches 650,000 medical kits to India
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic: China dispatches 650,000 medical kits to India

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China on Thursday dispatched 650,000 coronavirus medical kits to India to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri said. As its factories resumed operations after over a two-month grim battle against the coronavirus, China is busy tapping into the vast business opportunities of export of key medical goods, especially ventilators and personal protection equipment, across …

India asks China to ease export of medical equipment, says it’s ‘best’ signal for ties
4 years, 8 months ago

India asks China to ease export of medical equipment, says it’s ‘best’ signal for ties

Hindustan Times  

Facilitating India’s imports of Covid-19-related critical medical equipment and keeping the drug production supply chain open by China is the “best” signal for bilateral ties, Indian ambassador Vikram Misri said on Tuesday. India has now asked China to speed up the export of a large quantity of quality-checked medical equipment such as protective clothing, ventilators and testing kits from Chinese …

India looks at China, South Korea, Germany for best practices, technology to contain coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

India looks at China, South Korea, Germany for best practices, technology to contain coronavirus

The Hindu  

India is looking at South Korea, Germany and China for procurement of cutting-edge technology and adopting best practices being followed by them in successfully containing the spread of coronavirus amid looming risk of the country entering the community infection stage of the pandemic. COVID-19 | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India Indian missions in these three countries have …

India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry: Report
4 years, 10 months ago

India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry: Report

India Today  

India is planning to backstop its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, three government officials said, as it tries to contain the fallout from the coronavirus crisis in China. For the electronics and smartphone components, the technology ministry "is in touch with aviation carriers and air freighters and they’ve been connected with the industry," one of …

China’s factories restart as new virus cases drop
4 years, 10 months ago

China’s factories restart as new virus cases drop

Live Mint  

Beijing: The spread of the coronavirus in South Korea and Japan could mean a second wave of disruption at Chinese factories after the disease triggered a record contraction in activity last month. If the virus worsens in South Korea and Japan, analysts said China's factories could take another hit even as they stutter back to work. China takes in a …

Coronavirus outbreak slowing down supply of high-end, imported smartphones: Report
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak slowing down supply of high-end, imported smartphones: Report

Live Mint  

Phone companies dependent on China for their supplies have reportedly started to feel the heat of the lockdown of Chinese factories due to coronavirus outbreak. Phone retailers, as per an ET report, have said that supplies of several premium handsets including iPhones are running low in stores with only 10-20% of the usual stock getting delivered to them in the …

India’s manufacturing PMI goes down in Feb as coronavirus outbreak hits business
4 years, 10 months ago

India’s manufacturing PMI goes down in Feb as coronavirus outbreak hits business

The Hindu  

The country’s manufacturing sector activity eased in February from a near eight-year high in the previous month and business sentiment took a hit amid impact of coronavirus outbreak on exports and supply chains, a monthly survey said on March 2. At 54.5 in February, the headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index held close to January’s near …

Coronavirus set to hit revenue in pharma, electronic sectors as supply of raw materials from China dwindle
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus set to hit revenue in pharma, electronic sectors as supply of raw materials from China dwindle

Firstpost  

The impact of coronavirus epidemic in China on Indian companies with suppliers and buyers in China will vary across sectors depending on the respective import dependency A trip to China every three months to glean what is the latest in affordable fashion was a routine affair for 1-India Family Mart, a chain of retail stores in India that sells garments …

Coronavirus spread to impact India’s auto component industry, says body
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus spread to impact India’s auto component industry, says body

The Hindu  

The supply restrictions from China caused by the spread of coronavirus, which have started adversely affecting the Indian automobile industry, is likely to have a negative impact on the automotive component and forging industries in India shortly, an industry association has said. China accounts for 27% of India’s automotive component imports and, this year, vehicle demand in the country is …

How coronavirus outbreak will impact Indian economy
4 years, 10 months ago

How coronavirus outbreak will impact Indian economy

India Today  

The new coronavirus outbreak will be worse for the global economy, including India. In the latest assessment, credit agency CRISIL's has revealed that novel coronavirus is going to hit the Indian economy if it continues to the first quarter of next fiscal. About 67 per cent of electronic components and 45 per cent consumer durables are imported from China. "Shutdown …

Drugmakers could be hit by the coronavirus. India is especially vulnerable
4 years, 10 months ago

Drugmakers could be hit by the coronavirus. India is especially vulnerable

CNN  

London CNN Business — Drugmakers in India are bracing for potential disruption from the coronavirus. “A lot of our pharma value chain is linked to China,” Umang Vohra, the CEO of generics producer Cipla, told investors on February 5. “Many of the raw materials, which we may be buying in India, may have dependence on the Chinese intermediate,” Dilip Shanghvi, …

Sitharaman assesses India impact as coronavirus takes a bite of Apple
4 years, 10 months ago

Sitharaman assesses India impact as coronavirus takes a bite of Apple

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman held wide-ranging talks with government secretaries and senior executives of various companies on Tuesday to assess the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on Indian businesses, even as US tech giant Apple said it won’t meet its revenue target for this quarter due to the impact of the disease. “The manufacturing sector, which depends on …

COVID-19 | Steps soon to deal with coronavirus impact on Indian industry, says Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 | Steps soon to deal with coronavirus impact on Indian industry, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Disruption in supply of raw materials from China due to the coronavirus outbreak could have a serious impact on several Indian industries, especially the pharma sector, industry leaders told Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a consultation on the issue on Tuesday. Ms. Sitharaman said the Secretaries of the Finance Ministry would coordinate meetings with secretaries of other stakeholder Ministries on …

Govt to soon announce measures to tackle coronavirus impact on industry: Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 10 months ago

Govt to soon announce measures to tackle coronavirus impact on industry: Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

The government on Tuesday reviewed the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China on Indian industries. The minister was addressing media after meeting representatives of the industry to review the situation following the outbreak of the deadly virus in China Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a cabinet meeting will be held on Wednesday to discuss the issue in detail. The …

Coronavirus crisis: India's toy industry reels under china shutdown
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus crisis: India's toy industry reels under china shutdown

India Today  

With no let-up in the Coronavirus outbreak in China, India's toy industry has been badly hit. Delhibased retailers say the price of almost every toy has been hiked 30 to 40 per cent after the outbreak of Coronavirus in China. This step will make toys unaffordable for customers, decreasing the sales tremendously and adversely affecting the livelihood of millions of …

Coronavirus: India to send medical supplies to China
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: India to send medical supplies to China

India Today  

In the wake of outbreak of Novel Coronavirus in China, India will send a consignment of medical supplies there, Vikram Misri, Ambassador of India to China, said on Twitter on Sunday. The Ambassador, in a video posted on the official Twitter handle of the Indian embassy in China, expressed his solidarity with Chinese people and the government in the fight …

Coronavirus: India Inc will shiver if China can't contain outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: India Inc will shiver if China can't contain outbreak

India Today  

Growing insecurity over the coronavirus epidemic in China may have a sharp impact on India's already-strained economy as industries fear that the outbreak could cripple their production activities. While the government predicted India's growth for the next fiscal at 6.5 per cent, delay in supply of key essential commodities from China for a prolonged period could spill water on that …

Coronavirus in China disrupts global technology sector
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in China disrupts global technology sector

India TV News  

The coronavirus outbreak in China is disrupting the global technology sector, as operations in the world's largest technology manufacturing hub are threatened, said Standard and Poor's report on Thursday. "However, if the outbreak proves more difficult to contain, the effect on the tech sector could be extensive as lengthy factory shutdowns or significant underutilization could materially lower the global output …

Will Coronavirus shift global investment from China to India?
4 years, 10 months ago

Will Coronavirus shift global investment from China to India?

India Today  

Economic activity has almost come to a standstill in China as major businesses and investors remain spooked about the future impact of the novel respiratory virus outbreak, which has already claimed over 1,300 lives and caused over 48,000 infections. Coronavirus outbreak Live Updates Commenting on the possible risks, Sunil Damania, CIO, MarketsMojo.com, said: "There is a great danger that world …

Indian companies in China brace for uncertainty amid outbreak
4 years, 11 months ago

Indian companies in China brace for uncertainty amid outbreak

The Hindu  

Indian firms based in China are bracing for an uncertain month ahead amid the coronavirus outbreak, which has brought factories and the services sector to a grinding halt. While the spread of Indian companies is mainly in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and those that are into sourcing down south, their customer base is across China so business will be affected. “We …

Novel coronavirus can derail Chinese smartphone makers' India plans in 2020
4 years, 11 months ago

Novel coronavirus can derail Chinese smartphone makers' India plans in 2020

Business Standard  

Novel Coronavirus can derail Chinese smartphone makers' India plans in 2020 as China lockdown in the long run can severely impact the flow of key components required to assemble smartphones at their manufacturing plants in India. According to industry experts, if the lockdown continues for over a month or so, it will hamper the time-to-market strategy of nearly all Chinese …

Coronavirus outbreak: Air India jet on standby to evacuate Indians from China as death toll rises to 81
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Air India jet on standby to evacuate Indians from China as death toll rises to 81

India Today  

Air India has kept a Boeing 747 jet on standby for the evacuation of Indians in China's Wuhan city where the coronavirus outbreak has already claimed the lives of 81 people and the administration has shut down the entire city to prevent the spreading of the virus. An Air India official has said the national carrier is awaiting a government …

Mass production of iPhones to start in India, a shift from China
5 years, 8 months ago

Mass production of iPhones to start in India, a shift from China

Live Mint  

Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou said the iPhone will go into mass production in India this year, a shift for the largest assembler of Apple Inc.’s handsets that has long concentrated production in China. “We have moved our production lines there.” India has become the fastest-growing smartphone market in the world, while China stagnates and Apple loses share to …

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