NEW DELHI: India has begun ?easing its restrictions on buying Chinese equipment after a deadly 2020 border clash, allowing state-run power and coal companies to start limited imports as shortages and project delays mount, two government officials told Reuters.This is the first significant ?easing of ?five-year-old curbs that ?have largely shut Chinese firms out of India's $700 billion-$750 billion government contract market.Reuters reported in January that India ?is examining broader relaxations on Chinese bidders for government contracts as border tensions ease.Since the 2020 clash, New Delhi ?has required Chinese bidders to register with a government panel and secure political and...