Nirupama Rao and Lin Minwang on the great India-China face-off

Welcome to Open Dialogue, a series from the South China Morning Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines. In this edition, we invited a leading Chinese scholar of South Asian affairs and a former Indian foreign secretary and ambassador to China to

"China began using these third countries for minor processing, relabeling, repackaging, reinvoicing, or routing changes that created the appearance of a new national origin," Navarro said.

A US report names India among over forty nations facing risks of transshipping Chinese goods. These countries could become conduits for products avoiding American import tariffs. The White House warns of intensified detection and penalties for such trade practices. India is categorized in the top-risk tier alongside