“改善对华关系重要一步”，外媒：印度简化手续，以加快向中国专业人士发放商务签证

Group 1 - India has simplified its visa approval process to expedite the issuance of business visas to Chinese professionals, aiming to address the shortage of technical personnel and the resulting billions in lost production capacity [1][3] - The visa approval time has been reduced to less than one month, with the elimination of certain administrative review steps, indicating a cautious relaxation of restrictions on China [3] - A high-level committee led by a former cabinet secretary is driving the initiative to ease restrictions on Chinese investments, which have previously undermined foreign investor confidence [3] Group 2 - The Observer Research Foundation estimates that strict review processes have led to a loss of $15 billion in production capacity for Indian electronics manufacturers over the past four years due to the need to import critical equipment from China [3] - In July, India resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens for the first time in five years, and by November, it fully restored the issuance of these visas, signaling a normalization of India-China relations [4] - Despite the restoration of tourist visas, there are concerns about the high barriers to obtaining these visas, which may not align with the global trend of simplifying visa processes [4]