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The Export Inspection Council of India (EIC) plans to outsource the development and operation of a software platform capable of downloading, analyzing and disseminating information about technical barriers to trade (TBT) to the country's exporters. Firms dealing in trade policy issues can submit their bids.

Indian exporters are blaming poor infrastructure, at the Attari land border with Pakistan, for delays in truck movements. But officials manning the government warehouse near the Indian check post claim the Pakistan-side is responsible for these delays.

Indian industry typically views Chinese firms and their products as direct and cut-throat competition respectively. But the automotive components industry of India is increasingly partnering with Chinese companies while on the road to success.