India-China ties plunged into a deep freeze in 2020 after a deadly border clash. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed concern over India's widening trade deficit with China, accusing Beijing of imposing non-tariff barriers that restrict access for Indian exporters.Speaking with the Atlantic Council on the sidelines of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Bangkok on Friday, Sitharaman said the trade imbalance was expanding rapidly.“With China, I think our trade balance is against us, and it is growing exponentially,” Sitharaman said. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• India-China ties plunged into a deep freeze in 2020 after a deadly border clash.S1

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed concern over India's widening trade deficit with China, accusing Beijing of imposing non-tariff barriers that restrict access for Indian exporters.Speaking with the Atlantic Council on the sidelines of an Inter...S2