The Chinese slowdown would have a limited impact on India, with concerns centring mainly on how it could hurt the export of raw materials and whether it would lead to a dumping of Chinese products in India and other countries, said economists and analysts.
Economic ties between the two are growing. China is India's largest trade partner, with trade reaching US$89.71 billion (S$121.4 billion) in 2017-2018. But a widening trade gap has been a cause of worry for India, which had a trade deficit with China of US$63.05 billion in the same period.
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