After the border dispute with China, the central government of India is asking the population to boycott Chinese products, also encouraging the idea of self-reliant India. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) released a list containing around 500 categories of products we import from China, which can be substituted or can be produced in India itself. The Indian government is planning to raise import duties and introducing new trade barriers to 300 Chinese products. China accounts for 11% of total imports of India, and in China, the total share of India's exports is only 3%, this data simply helps us to understand that which economy will be more affected by the China Trade Ban. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale is demanding to ban the sale of Chinese food in the Indian Restaurants. One fact he is skipping is that the same Indian restaurants are providing employment to Indian chefs and waiters, using vegetables grown in India itself (mostly), contributing to India's GDP...
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