Cranes in Ningbo Port, East China's Zhejiang Province, load and offload cargo on Wednesday. The port handled 15.15 million 20-foot equivalent units of goods during the first eight months of the year, up 8 percent year-on-year, according to the Ningbo Port Co. The port also received 29.64 million tons of crude during the period, flat with last year. Photo: IC

India's exports to China surged 52.35 percent year-on-year in August, significantly outpacing the 17.07 percent growth in its imports from China, the latest Indian government data showed. Chinese experts said that the figures reflect resilient bilateral trade ties and the deep integration of the two economies, with demand-driven industrial cooperation continuing to provide momentum for two-way trade.

According to Business Standard, India's merchandise exports to China jumped to $1.9 billion in August, while imports from China rose to $8.4 billion.

The momentum extended beyond a single month. During the April-August period of India's 2026-27 fiscal year, exports to China climbed 38.71 percent to $9.64 billion, while imports increased 27.01 percent to $65.5 billion, official data showed.

China was also among the five export destinations that contributed the largest increases in value to India's exports in August, alongside the US, Singapore, Spain and Tanzania, according to the Indian government release.

A Chinese expert said on Wednesday that the latest trade trends not only reflect deepening economic ties between China and India, but also show that the two sides are expanding cooperation in areas where their respective needs align.

The latest trade figures underscore the deep integration between the Chinese and Indian economies, Qian Feng, director of the Research Department at Tsinghua University's National Strategy Institute, told the Global Times. A key factor behind India's imports from China is its manufacturing expansion, he added. 

"As India seeks to expand manufacturing and exports, including in sectors such as electronics, it continues to rely on Chinese intermediate goods, which remain highly competitive in terms of both cost and supply capacity."

Qian said that this pattern reflects the deep integration of Chinese and Indian industrial and supply chains. As bilateral economic and trade engagement strengthens, there is considerable room for two-way trade to expand further from the current level of about $150 billion.

The strong growth in trade comes as China and India have stepped up efforts to strengthen economic and business engagement while working to address each other's trade and economic concerns.

Recently, the two sides' commerce officials held discussions on bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Chinese side has expressed its willingness to work with India to expand mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation, address each other's trade concerns in a balanced manner, and deliver more benefits to businesses and people in both countries.