India may allow further imports from China as a countermeasure to imminent tariffs from the US India is looking to step up trade with China as a countermeasure to imminent tariffs from the US, according to a report by the Indian Express. US President Donald Trump has placed tit-for-tat tariffs on all products from the South Asian nation, set to begin April 2.The report, citing sources, said India is considering revising its trade and investment policies and wants to relax some of the restrictions with China that were introduced in response to border clashes in 2020.
Relations between the two countries have been strained since the clashes, in which soldiers from both sides were killed.Following multiple rounds of military and diplomatic talks in October last year, New Delhi and Beijing announced an agreement on disengagement from the friction points and agreed to work on normalizing ties. Following this, certain proposals to ease trade and investment restrictions between India and China have gained momentum, driven by industry demands.
The proposals include relaxing visa restrictions for Chinese nationals, reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers on certain imports, and potentially allowing Chinese apps such as TikTok to operate again.Plans are also already underway to resume flights between the two countries, issue visas to Chinese scholars, and revoke total bans and restrictions on consignments from China at Indian ports, according to sources quoted by the Indian Express.In J.
