Overview

• Foxconn asked over 300 Chinese engineers and technicians to leave its Indian iPhone plants on July 3, dealing a blow to Apple’s production expansion in India.
• The Congress president cited reports that China recalled its officials from Indian manufacturing, calling it evidence of New Delhi’s strategic lapse.
• Kharge highlighted Beijing’s export curbs on rare earth magnets and minerals, warning these restrictions threaten sectors from electric vehicles to defense.
• He noted China’s two-month halt of specialty fertilizer exports, pointing out India imports 80% of these supplies essential for high-value crops.
• Kharge urged the government to respond to vulnerabilities exposed by eased Chinese visa norms under the PLI scheme and protect industrial and agricultural security.