China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged the Indian government to provide a fair and nondiscriminatory environment for Chinese firms, after reports of India mulling a ban on Chinese smartphone makers’ sale of cheaper devices in India, a move Chinese experts say is politically charged and against market rules. The Indian government seeks to restrict Chinese companies from selling smartphones cheaper than 12,000 rupees ($150) in the country to “[kick start] its faltering domestic industry,” Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Chinese brands such as Xiaomi, Realme and Transsion could be affected by such a ban, the…