New Delhi, July 3 -- Indian automakers, under pressure to produce vehicles that meet the new stringent emission norms, are now grappling with the ripple effects of the tense border standoff between India and China.
Imports of key spare parts from China are critical for manufacturing vehicles that can meet BS-VI emission norms, but deteriorating relations between the two neighbours have heightened uncertainty about whether they can do so. India is mulling a broad range of curbs on Chinese imports.
Critical parts, mostly electronics and engine-related parts, have to be imported as Indian component makers lack the capability to produce them. Apart from that, the ones made in China are also cheaper.
While China remains the hub of vital globa...