China and India: How economically linked are they?

The Covid-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on the economies of China and India, countries normally noted for their relatively high levels of growth. But a tense military stand-off in a disputed mountainous border region, which led to a confrontation in June 2020 that reportedly left 20 Indian soldiers dead, has put the two powers on an economic collision course. After New Delhi banned over 200 Chinese apps including TikTok and PUBG, many Chinese companies were rethinking business investments with their neighbour. Amid questions about the future of the economic relationship between the nations, the Post asks, just how interdependent are the economies of China and India?