The move is a deliberate pivot for Agratas after executives assessed that the chances of a technology deal with a Chinese firm are close to nil, the people said, given Beijing’s stringent restrictions on exports of critical manufacturing know-how.

Tata's Agratas unit is developing its own lithium iron phosphate battery technology. This move comes as China tightens export restrictions on critical manufacturing know-how. …

The move is a deliberate pivot for Agratas after executives assessed that the chances of a technology deal with a Chinese firm are close to nil, the people said, given Beijing’s…