India has introduced a new e-Production Investment Business (e-B-4) visa for Chinese nationals, effective from 1 January 2026, allowing online applications and stays of up to six months for tightly defined production and technology-related work. The scheme, notified through an advisory by the Indian Embassy in Beijing, covers activities such as installation and commissioning of equipment, quality checks, essential maintenance, IT/ERP ramp-up, training, supply-chain development and plant set-up, with issuance typically in 45–50 days. This move follows New Delhi’s late-2025 push to cut red tape on business visas for Chinese professionals and fully restore business and tourist visa services, signalling a calibrated reopening after the post-2020 freeze. Strategically, India is seeking to unlock stalled manufacturing projects and FDI while maintaining political firmness on the boundary dispute and technology security.