India-China border clash spotlights New Delhi's trade conundrum

Calls grow for less reliance on neighbor but decoupling 'easier said than done'

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China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018: Amid calls for New Delhi to reduce trade with its neighbor and rival, experts say decoupling "is easier said than done." © Reuters

ANANTA AGARWAL, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- The latest flare-up at the disputed India-China border has sparked a debate in New Delhi not only over security but also trade, highlighting the South Asian country's heavy dependence on and swelling deficit with its neighbor.

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