India, Dec. 12 -- India has tweaked visa rules to address the growing number of applications from Chinese nationals seeking short-term business visits without altering vetting procedures, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

After the two sides reached an understanding in October 2024 to end their military face-off in the Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and gradually began implementing measures to normalise ties, there was a rise in visa applications from Chinese nationals for purposes such as installing machinery at factories, the people said on condition of anonymity.

While such applicants were earlier issued employment visas or "E" visas, which are valid for six months or more, a decision was made to inst...