Overview
- Senior officials are considering a graded loosening of China-related curbs, with any steps contingent on reciprocal actions from Beijing and no blanket rollback under discussion.
- India has simplified business visas for Chinese workers and activated a fast-track portal for short-term technicians, moves aimed at unblocking stalled manufacturing lines under PLI schemes.
- A high-level panel led by NITI Aayog’s Rajiv Gauba previously urged lifting investment restrictions, and the government is now examining whether some approvals can be eased while security safeguards remain.
- Recent confidence-building measures include restored direct flights, the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, limited visas for journalists and researchers, and renewed trans-border river data sharing.
- Policy deliberations are shaped by shifting global trade risks, and trade data show Indian exports to China rose 33% to $12.22 billion during April–November of the current fiscal.