# How India became dangerously addicted to Chinese imports

https://mins.news/en/item/86347

- BBC News, 2026-10-05 01:42 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5pve834grpno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Higher tariffs and quality controls helped India cut its dependence on Chinese toys, but the sector is a rare exception in an otherwise worsening trade imbalance. India’s deficit with China has grown from $44bn in 2020 to $112bn this year, while China supplies more than 30% of its industrial imports and critical components, machinery and chemicals. Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping have pledged to address the structural imbalance and supply-chain problems.

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