NEW DELHI, March 11 (Reuters) - India approved easing

restrictions on Chinese investments in select sectors on

Tuesday, in a major step by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to

rebuild ties with Beijing and end six years of friction.

Below is a timeline of events since a deadly border clash

between the two nuclear-armed Asian nations jolted commercial

and diplomatic ties in 2020.

April, 2020 - India introduces heightened scrutiny for all

investments from nations it shares a land border with, including

China. New Delhi says the move is to curb opportunistic

takeovers of Indian companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

June, 2020 - India bans 59 mostly Chinese apps, including

TikTok, WeChat, and UC Browser, citing national security

concerns.

July, 2022 - China's Great Wall Motor shelves plans to invest $1

billion in India after failing to obtain regulatory approvals,

becoming one of the biggest casualties of New Delhi's increased

scrutiny of investments from Beijing.

July, 2023 - India rejects a $1 billion investment proposal

by Chinese automaker BYD amid continued security

concerns.

October, 2024 - India and China reach a deal on patrolling their

disputed frontier to end a four-year military stand-off.

July, 2025 - India's top government think tank, NITI Aayog,

proposes allowing Chinese companies to take up to a 24% stake in

Indian firms without security clearance, aiming to reduce delays

caused by the post-2020 scrutiny regime.

August, 2025 - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits China

for the first time in over seven years, in a further sign of a

diplomatic thaw with Beijing as tensions with the United States

rise.

October, 2025 - India and China to resume direct flights after a

five-year freeze.

December, 2025 - India frees up business visas for Chinese

professionals to end technician scarcity at factory floors that

cost output worth billions of dollars over the years.

February, 2026 - India begins easing its restrictions on buying

Chinese equipment, allowing state-run power and coal companies

to start limited imports as shortages and project delays mount.