Six steps to reduce dependence on Chinese imports: IIM Indore study

Niti Aayog backed paper suggests short- and long-term indigenous production strategies, free-trade agreements

In another step towards 'Aatmanirbhar India', a NITI Aayog-supported research paper by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore and University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School has suggested six strategies for the Government of India to reduce dependence on Chinese imports. 

Among the six steps towards reduced dependence on Chinese imports include product segmentation, making use of the country's existing ecosystem, becoming member of key trade agreements and modifying the work processes and organisational design of Government of India (GoI). 

India was far ahead of China in technology till the