In accordance with abandoning the usage of foreign goods on Indian land, particularly Chinese after it lend a helping hand to Pakistan; Traders from Varanasi are taken aback. They have started a revolution wherein they are boycotting all the Chinese goods.
India is a huge market of Chinese items as they are cheaper.
A majority of these goods include toys, fancy lights, gift items, plastic ware, decorative goods etc. “Retailers say that their customers have started asking for Indian items,” said Rameshwar Goyal, a trader dealing in decorative items at Sadar Bazar, the biggest wholesale market of north India.
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