India has begun selectively easing post-2020 border restrictions on Chinese equipment, allowing state-run power and coal companies to undertake limited imports amid mounting shortages and project delays. The move marks the first significant relaxation of curbs that effectively excluded Chinese firms from India’s $700-750 billion government procurement market. An inter-ministerial panel has approved a waiver permitting the procurement of key power transmission components without prior political and security clearance. A similar time-bound exemption for critical coal-sector equipment is under consideration. Officials said the decision was taken in the national interest to prevent manufacturing disruptions. Transmission projects face an estimated 40% shortfall in transformers and reactors over the next three years even as India targets 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030. The calibrated shift signals a case-by-case approach as New Delhi and Beijing cautiously rebuild commercial ties, as per a report.
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