Chinese goods News

Both countries reflected on their recent discussions and believed that continued discussions have the potential to address each side's concerns in their economic and trade relationship. G

Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal has reportedly held several meetings to review the current situation. 

The Defence Ministry is working towards banning the sale of Chinese imported items at its canteen stores It is a part of an effort to promote local goods under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme. Majority of items including toilet brushes, diaper pants, rice cookers, electric kettles, sandwich toasters, vacuum cleaners, sunglasses, ladies` handbags, laptops and desktop computers are from China.

The announcement comes in the wake of the recent attack on Indian troops by the Chinese military.

Against the backdrop of violent clashes earlier this month between India and China in eastern Ladakh that killed 20 Indian Army personnel, there has been a growing clamour in certain quarters for boycotting Chinese products.

The association has decided to boycott Chinese Goods which are being used in hotels and restaurants.

The All India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam, a religious and social organisation headed by five senior clerics, has issued a fatwa to boycott Chinese products in the country.

According to reports, Rajnath Singh spoke to top opposition leader and heads of all political parties and invited them to the all-party meet on China conflict, to be chaired by PM Modi today evening.

The campaign titled "Indian Goods- Our Pride" aims to achieve reduction in imports of Chinese manufactured goods by 1 lakh crore (USD 13bn) by December 2021, CAIT said.

The effective date will depend on when the US action takes effect.

Unlike Washington's list, which was filled with many obscure industrial items, China's list strikes at signature US exports.

"With Pakistan treating China as its best friend and putting all eggs in one basket which is unfortunate, I don't see trade is going up," Zaidi said.

Amid calls from some quarters for boycott of Chinese goods in ongoing Diwali season, China on Thursday said any such move will negatively impact the India-bound investments from its enterprises and also the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

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Though the focus of the article was boycotting of Chinese goods by Indians, the description it used for LeT would surely raise eyebrows in India.

The call for boycott of Chinese goods on Indian social media is "rabble rousing" as Indian products cannot compete with those of China, the state-owned media said on Wednesday.

Terming call for a blanket ban on imports from China by certain sections of society in the country not a feasible option, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said such bans can only be imposed based on quality issues. 

Cellphones, laptops, solar cells, fertilisers, keyboards, displays and communication equipment -- including earphones -- these are India`s chief imports from China, according to Ministry of Commerce data.