Manoj Kewalramani quoted in The Hindu Business Line on India-China trade relations

Manoj Kewalramani, chair of Indo-Pacific Studies and a fellow at Takshashila Institution, was quoted in The Hindu Business Line. He was quoted as saying,

Also, India is looking to massively expand its manufacturing base with schemes like the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) in key industries. If this takes place in a big way, we’re sure to need Chinese components for most of these industries. “If we have to rely on Chinese intermediate good and capital goods to expand, it’s okay,” says Manoj Kewalramani, chairperson, the Indo-Pacific Research Programme and China Studies Research Fellow at the Takshashila Institution.

It will be India’s turn to host the G20 Summit and world leaders will congregate here next year. Kewalramani says China won’t want to internationalise the border issue and have the spotlight turned on it because of clashes. But there are always chances of smaller conflicts breaking out at the ground level.

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