FDI proposals from China need government approval for investments in India in any sector

India and China are locked in a military standoff in eastern Ladakh for over five months.

The Rashtriya Bajrang Dal (RBD) staged the protests against Farooq Abullah's alleged statement that Article 370 would be restored with the help of China.

Top sectors which saw maximum FDI from China during April 2000-March 2020, are automobile (USD 987.35 million), metallurgical (USD 199.28 million), electrical equipment (USD 185.33 million), services (USD 170.18 million), and electronics (USD 151.56 million).

If we really want to break our dependence on China, we need to create an enabling ecosystem in our country in which we cannot have labour laws that encourage informality and discourage size and scale, says Amitabh Kant

Nitin Gadkari said a policy will be out soon banning Chinese firms and relaxing norms for Indian companies to expand their eligibility criteria for participation in highway projects.

Soon after Chinese video app TikTok was banned in India, a similar homegrown app Chingari saw a sudden rush of users, with 1 lakh downloads in just one hour. Outlook speaks to the co-founder of Chingari, Sumit Ghosh, about his plans.

While companies declined to comment on the issue, senior executives at many Chinese firms said there has been no impact on sales yet.

The fact remains that there is ample scope in policy-making to stop the Red Dragon surge. Experts say that WTO rules allow India more room to protect its sectors

The situation in eastern Ladakh deteriorated after around 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers were engaged in a violent face-off on the evening of May 5 which spilled over to the next day before the two sides agreed to "disengage" following a meeting at the level of local commanders.

Both nations have invested heavily in each other in terms of money. Therefore, bilateral economic relations cannot be viewed in a blinkered fashion

Mohammed Saqib, Secretary General, India China Economic And Cultural Council, says Indian industry is capable of replacing certain Chinese imports, but not all.

It’s an opportunity, yes, but keeping China out is also fraught with risk in the post-COVID era

In a globalised world, India needs to rethink its trade policies and aggressively negotiate trade agreements, writes Arpita Mukherjee of Indian Council of Research on International Economic Relations

In an interview with Outlook, Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, FISME, says China can never ignore India for its growth, and India needs China for its industrial engine to boom.

PM Narendra Modi is hoping to garner a whopping $330 billion by wooing foreign investors to 'Make in India'. The 'Buy Local, Be Global' mantra is also aimed at being self-reliant.

Modi and Xi will inhabit their nations’ divergences to chart a path of enlightened amity