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Decoupling is, therefore, necessary but it is a difficult proposition. It cannot have low wages for workers or mass produce non-essential goods that would later be dumped in other economies. “A few things India must be aware of in its efforts to establish end-to-end supply chains and it cannot run into the same problems plaguing China. That is why the economic decoupling with China cannot be like a turn-on and turn-off approach. At present, most of the materials India requires for its major projects and initiatives must be sourced from China. India needs to enlarge its GDP and tap into the large market to be able to produce cost-competitive products that can rival China’s, and hence, develop its global supply chains. He argued that even though decoupling is the need of the hour, the path is difficult – which requires a complete overhaul of the manufacturing ecosystem of the country.
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Participating in a webinar organized by Delhi-based international affairs observer group Red Lantern Analytica (RLA) on the topic ‘Why India Needs to Decouple from China: Understanding China’s Colonial Enterprise’ Member of Parliament from Biju Janata Dal Dr Amar Patnaik stressed the need for a ‘quest for excellence’ as India plans to decouple from China. In light of such actions, calls have been made in India across the aisle for it to decouple from China, with the government already has taken steps in that direction. With a mix of employing ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ and ‘wolf-warrior diplomacy’, China has undertaken a strong ‘colonial enterprise’. At the same time, China's increasing belligerence towards the United States and Australia, and other neighbours, has led to global concern for the Communist nation's ambitions for the world order. New Delhi: China's aggressive actions against India at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) earlier this year resulted in an ongoing standoff between the two Asian giants.