Twenty Indian soldiers died in a violent clash with Chinese People's Liberation Army troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh
Sushil Poddar, the president of the Confederation of West Bengal Traders Association, says its members have been told to shun trading in Chinese goods as much as possible
While China's dispute was with EU, its decision to not pursue it will help US and India. Besides, this could help Indian exporters target replacing Chinese goods in EU and US
The silver lining, however, is that if the industry checks certain boxes it could over time tap the export vacuum China will leave behind
According to the daily, India reported its first case of ASF in both domestic pigs and wild boars in Assam earlier this month
China is India's largest source of imports with $70 billion worth of products reaching Indian markets from Chinese shores
This may impact the connected lighting solutions and professional lighting segment more as it has larger share of imported components
The development comes in the wake of issues surrounding imports from and exports to China even as the Coronavirus outbreak grips that country
Though supplies of protective clothing have improved, they are still insufficient, said the statement
It is a remarkable story for the business press in India that reaches reflexively towards the few wellknown stories of Dr Reddy's or Sun Pharma and Tata Motors whenever China is mentioned
Currently, India meets only 3.3 per cent or USD 2.7 billion of the total annual import demands of USD 82 billion for these 20 products in China
The government should consider banning imports of equipment related to power generation and telecom from China, the Indian Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) said on Friday. "Government should look into this issue of increasing Chinese electrical equipment imports. We would like the Chinese equipment not to come in the powersector. It is detrimental to the interests of the country," Director General of IEEMA Sunil Misra told reporters here. Misra warned that the dependence on China for equipment belonging to this critical sector may lead to a "dangerous" situation for India as their servicing and spare parts are unlikely to be available in case there is a conflict of an economic standoff with China. He said that cheaper Chinese imports in the heavy industries segment, including electrical equipment, have led to under-utilisation of the domestic capacity in the capital goods sector. Electrical equipment imports from China continued to increase
Tighter border controls in China have hurt a black market meat trade that's normally worth about $2 billion a year
The India-China border dispute covers 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC). China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet while India contests it.
China organised its first import expo last year amid growing protests from a number of countries, including India and the US, complaining of unmanageable trade deficits.
The first outcome of these five summits is likely to be a gradual, growing mutual respect between two strong leaders who are strong not just in personality but in action too
China's working-age population is receding, as the share of persons aged between 15 and 64 has started falling in recent years
Trade ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries this week hailed a "critical milestone" after seven years of talks and vowed to wind them up before a regional summit in November
In 2018-19, India's trade deficit with China stood at $50.2 billion
The Free Trade Agreements inked with ASEAN nations and low import duty of 2.5 per cent on aluminium scrap makes India vulnerable