Explained: How India Has Clamped Down On Chinese Products, Investment

Relations between India and China have deteriorated since the mid-2020 when troops of the two countries clashed on the Himalayan frontier and 24 died.

The Centre said on Friday it would defer the imposition of a licensing requirement for imports of laptops, tablets, and personal computers by three months - partially reversing the surprise decision it announced a day earlier.

While the Centre has not said the new requirement is aimed at China, more than half of its roughly $10 billion in annual imports of personal computers and tablets are Chinese-made.

Relations between the countries have deteriorated since the mid-2020 when Chinese and Indian troops clashed on the Himalayan frontier and 24 people were killed.