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The authorities connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026) eased norms for overseas nonstop concern (FDI) from each countries, including China, that stock onshore borders with India, sources said.
They said property enactment 3 of 2020 has been amended successful this regard.
The determination was taken successful a gathering of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Under this property note, overseas companies having shareholders from these countries required mandatory authorities support for investments successful India successful immoderate sector.
Countries that stock onshore borders with India are China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Afghanistan.
China stands astatine the 23rd presumption with lone 0.32% stock ($2.51 billion) successful the full FDI equity inflow reported successful India from April 2000 to December 2025.
Ties betwixt the 2 countries nosedived importantly pursuing the fierce clash successful Galwan Valley successful June 2020 that marked the astir superior subject struggle betwixt the 2 sides successful decades.
Following these tensions, India banned implicit 200 Chinese mobile apps similar TikTok, WeChat, and Alibaba's UC browser.
Though India has received minimal FDI from China, bilateral commercialized betwixt the 2 nations has grown multi-fold.
China has emerged the second-largest trading spouse of India.
In 2024-25, India's exports to China contracted 14.5% to $14.25 cardinal arsenic against $16.66 cardinal successful 2023-24. Imports, however, roseate 11.52% successful 2024-25 to $113.45 cardinal against $101.73 cardinal successful 2023-24. The commercialized shortage was widened to $99.2 cardinal successful 2024-25 from $85 cardinal successful 2023-24.
During April-January 2025-26, India's exports to China roseate 38.37% to $15.88 billion, portion imports roseate 13.82% to $108.18 billion. Trade shortage stood astatine $92.3 billion.
