{"id":519636,"date":"2025-12-13T09:44:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=519636"},"modified":"2025-12-13T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:44:21","slug":"india-frees-up-visas-for-chinese-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/india-frees-up-visas-for-chinese-people\/","title":{"rendered":"India frees up visas for Chinese people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEW DELHI<br \/>\nIndia has cut red tape to speed business visas for Chinese professionals, two officials said, a major step to boost ties between the Asian giants and end chronic delays that cost output worth billions of dollars because of scarce technicians.<br \/>\nAs Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautiously rekindles ties with Beijing in the face of punishing US tariffs, the officials said New Delhi dropped a layer of bureaucratic scrutiny and shortened visa approval times to less than a month.<br \/>\nBoth officials who confirmed the development to Reuters spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>India had blocked virtually all Chinese visits after the nuclear-armed neighbours clashed on their Himalayan frontier in mid-2020, widening its vetting of business visas beyond the home and foreign ministries. The issues around securing visas have now been completely resolved, said one of the officials with knowledge of the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have removed the layer of administrative vetting and are processing the business visas within four weeks,\u201d the official added. India\u2019s ministries of external affairs, home and trade, as well as the prime minister\u2019s office and the top think tank on policy, did not respond to email requests for comment. Following the news, China\u2019s foreign ministry said it had noticed \u201cpositive action\u201d from India to facilitate people-to-people exchanges in the common interest. \u2014 DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI India has cut red tape to speed business visas for Chinese professionals, two officials said, a major step to boost ties between the Asian giants and end chronic delays that cost output worth billions of dollars because of scarce technicians. 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