India Set to Resume Chinese Imports After 5-Year Freeze

In the latest sign of warming ties with Beijing, New Delhi plans to expedite approvals for pending import proposals by local companies for electronics parts, footwear, household items, steel products, raw materials, and other goods from China and other countries, the Economic Times reported.

India had halted approvals for such imports after relations with China deteriorated following border clashes in early 2020.

Officials said India will soon begin issuing and renewing Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certifications for overseas manufacturing units, including plants, to ease supply-chain bottlenecks caused by months of approval delays.

" We will soon begin issuing and renewing licenses for suppliers from several countries, including China," a senior government official told the Economics Times.