New Delhi - The Commerce Ministry and a government think-tank are pushing to ease certain tariff and non-tariff curbs on Chinese imports, three government officials said, acknowledging the country’s growing reliance on Chinese raw materials for industrial and export growth.

They are seeking measures including allowing anti-dumping duties to lapse on certain products, while considering tariff cuts on raw materials used in sectors such as leather and engineering goods, where domestic capacity remains limited, the sources said.

New Delhi is caught between balancing trade relations with Washington – which has imposed punitive tariffs . . .