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title: "Which country has banned the import of drones?"  
description: "Which country has banned the import of drones?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-14  
updated: 2022-02-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95801/which-country-has-banned-the-import-of-drones  
category: "current affair"  
tags: ["current affair", "drones", "import"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Which country has banned the import of drones?

Which [country has banned](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32122/which-country-has-banned-uae-emirates-airline-from-landing-their-capital) the [import](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/294/how-to-import-or-export-sql-server-table-data-in-ms-excel-sheet-using-c-sharp-code) of [drones](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82214/cricket-drones-eye-will-take-you-to-the-boundary-now)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **To foster domestic manufacture, India has banned the import of drones.**

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**[India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95712/which-country-was-the-largest-trading-partner-of-india-in-2021)** has prohibited the **import of drones,** thereby blocking a developing market for **China's SZ DJI Technology Co.**, the world's leading drone manufacturer, while encouraging a **nascent local sector to speed up production.** \
![Which country has banned the import of drones?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/97f0ff4f-468b-4a2a-bd43-984d61a60445/images/f2ff99a3-432a-4ea3-8b21-db3b634cb446.jpeg)\
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Import of some drone equipment would be permitted without **prior clearance**, according to an order issued by **[India's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95701/which-sez-city-has-become-the-first-green-sez-in-india) Directorate General of Foreign Trade.** Drones used for research & innovation, military, and security will be exempt from the prohibition, according to the administration. \
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As the **epidemic and [global](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95702/as-per-the-15th-edition-of-the-global-peace-index-gpi-2021-india-ranked) trade disputes** increase the need to vary the distribution network and avoid risk, India is one of the numerous nations across the world looking at other options to China for parts and systems. **India and China have been at odds for a long time over their disputed Himalayan boundary.** \
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Drones have taken center stage in ongoing disagreements between **China and the [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95715/the-united-states-announced-which-country-as-its-major-non-nato-ally)**, as worries ground that **Shenzhen-based DJI** might be recounting sensitive information to **Chinese intelligence services** on everything from vital infrastructures like bridges and dams to personal information like **heart rates and face recognition.** \


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