The bloody clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh last week has sparked a popular demand for the shunning of Chinese products, ranging from apps to mobile phones.
The country needs less event management and more considered anticipatory action
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari came down hard on BJP president J P Nadda for his attack on the issue of national security
Given the federal structure in the power sector, most states float tenders different from the Centre and adopt separate selection criteria, mostly tilting towards low cost.
Several right-wing groups, led by the Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD), are preparing to unleash more protest movements.
Chances are any such disruption will not occur on the major shipping lanes but on some edge of the ocean between India and China
Getting shipments from China may only get tougher going forward, industry fears.
GlobalData said Chinese investors have been making their presence felt in a big way in the Indian start-up ecosystem over the last few years.
At a virtual meeting of Russia-India-China, a trilateral platform of the three countries, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar gave voice to India's injured feelings but did not name any nation.
It said it would continue holding talks "for peace and tranquillity" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Soon after arriving in Leh, Gen Naravane visited an Army hospital where 18 soldiers injured in the clash in Galwan Valley on June 15 are undergoing treatment, Army officials said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian reacted to the remarks of former army chief V K Singh who claimed over 40 Chinese were killed during the clash
In the meantime, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane reviewed the Army's overall combat readiness in the Ladakh region with the ground commanders soon after arriving in Leh.
The conference was held amid escalating tension between India and China following the violent clashes in Galwan Valley on June 15 that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead
The move comes following BSNL's cancellation of its previous tender, after home-grown companies complained to the government that the terms of the tender were prepared in a way to keep them out
Twenty Indian soldiers, including four from the state, were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in the valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15.
Buying and promoting Chinese products and companies are not in national interest, and they should be boycotted, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) co-convener Ashwani Mahajan said
Book review of The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century
The sources said the proposal had already been discussed by the DEA and Sebi and is awaiting feedback from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs