Read in Hindi: अब चीन को चीनी बेचेगा भारत

Several rounds of meetings recently held by the officials of both countries the import of raw sugar have materialized now.

India plans to export two metric tonnes raw sugar to China initially. Raw sugar is the second product after non-basmati rice that China will import from India. It is a move to reduce the USD60 billion trade deficit that China has with India. India’s export to China in the year 2017-18 amounted to USD33 billion only while imports from China stood at USD76.2 billion.

India is the largest producer of sugar in the world. India produces sugar of all three grades such as raw, refined and white. Indian sugar is also of a high quality and is Dextran free because of the minimum time is taken from cut to crush. India is now in a position to become a regular and dependable exporter of high-quality sugar in significant volumes to China.