Total imports from China at $58.7 billion were more than India’s combined purchases from US and UAE, the country's second- and third-largest trade partners, respectively.
The rebound in demand follows a nearly 80% drop in imports between January and June and comes as India slowly eases restrictions put in place to control the Covid outbreak.
A study of the 101 items put in the negative list shows that over one-fourth are already manufactured in India and have not been imported for a long time.
Indian start-ups are thinking creatively and using cutting-edge technology. But many of them are stuck at the stage of taking ‘ideas’ to ‘proof of concept’.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be in the US for talks with their American counterparts next week.
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
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