Now that India is showing a change of heart, the Ministry’s actions beg the question: Will removing curbs on Chinese FDI help India? Data | To compete with China, India may need ChinaSantosh Pai: Chinese investments can play a role in both India’s economic and security objectives. For example, it was decided that we should be careful not to invite Chinese investment or participation in projects on our coast, which may be near our naval bases. Comment | A new step in the dragon-elephant tangoShyam Saran: For Chinese smartphone manufacturers, the Chinese market itself is completely saturated. We had to make concessions with respect to those Chinese companies that set up units in India, specifically for the iPhone industry.

Source: The Hindu January 30, 2026 10:27 UTC