INDIA- CHINA FACE – OFF

The latest border stand-off with China has created possibilities of India raising barriers on Chinese imports. The possibility arises at a time when India is devoting considerable energy to articulating ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the notion of a self-reliant India. The import pushback inherent in the belief is accentuated by border clashes with China, leading to the surmise of India enhancing tariffs on Chinese imports. Unilateral trade-restrictive actions like tariffs are intended to convey to China, India’s determination to not allow import dependence to come in the way of its acting tough on China.