India approved just one foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal from China worth Rs 1 crore during FY26, while clearing 13 proposals from Hong Kong with a combined investment of Rs 610.42 crore, according to official data.
The approvals come under the government's Press Note 3 regime, introduced in April 2020, which mandates prior government approval for investments from countries sharing a land border with India. The measure was brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic to prevent opportunistic takeovers and acquisitions of Indian companies.
