India has banned the import of milk and milk products along with some mobile phones without International Mobile Station Equipment Identity Number(IMEI) and Security Features. They are substandard products and are not following any security codes. India also banned some steel products which are imported some China.

Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha on Monday that India banned the import of milk and milk products from China as their quality was unacceptable and thy are not following security standards for the product.

India Banned Smartphones from China:

This is not the first time Indian Parliament took an action to ban china products. Earlier, Xiaomi products are banned by Indian Air Force in 2014 after its devices are found remotely sending data to China-based servers. Chinese companies with thir smartphone penetration are looking Indian as the second biggest market.

Let’s have a look at Import and Export Graph with China:

“Complete ban of import from any country is not possible now due to WTO rules even if we have problems diplomatically, territorially or militarily,” Sitharaman said.

The Minister said India’s trade deficit with China stood at USD 48.68 billion during 2015-16 (April-February) and the total bilateral trade was USD 65.16 billion during the period.

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“Increasing trade deficit with China can be attributed primarily to the fact that Chinese exports to India rely strongly on manufactured items to meet the demand of fast expanding sectors like telecom and power, while India’s exports to China are characterised by primarily and intermediate products,” she added.