Small Indian grocery shops and major online fashion retailers are boycotting Turkish products ranging from chocolates, coffee, jams and cosmetics to clothing amid growing anger at Turkiye\u2019s support for Pakistan in a confrontation with India.<\/p>\n
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed public solidarity with Pakistan after India conducted military strikes in response to an attack in occupied Kashmir. Cross-border fighting continued for four days before a ceasefire was declared.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), which supplies 13 million mom-and-pop grocery stores, said it was launching an \u201cindefinite and total boycott\u201d of all Turkish-origin goods, which would affect chocolates, wafers, jams, biscuits and skincare products.<\/p>\n
Indian fashion websites owned by Walmart-backed Flipkart and billionaire Mukesh Ambani\u2019s Reliance have removed numerous Turkish apparel brands, according to three sources and a review of their websites.<\/p>\n
Flipkart\u2019s fashion website Myntra removed listings of Turkish brands, including Trendyol, known for women\u2019s clothing, street and casual wear brand LC Waikiki and jeans producer Mavi, said one source with direct knowledge.<\/p>\n
Myntra removed the brands \u201cin the national interest\u201d without Walmart\u2019s involvement, a second source with direct knowledge said.<\/p>\n
Reliance\u2019s fashion website AJIO also removed Turkish brands, including Trendyol, Koton and LC Waikiki, from its app, and many of those listings were shown as out of stock on Monday. A source cited \u201cnational sentiments\u201d as a reason.<\/p>\n
Flipkart, Reliance Retail and the Turkish brands Trendyol, LC Waikiki, Koton and Mavi did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n
India has not ordered companies to boycott Turkiye, and India\u2019s annual $2.7 billion in goods imports from Turkiye are dominated by mineral fuels and precious metals.<\/p>\n
But a consumer boycott could still be significant. AICPDF said its ban would affect around 20bn rupees ($234 million) of food products. Apparel imports were worth $81m last year, according to the Trading Economics reference website.<\/p>\n
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, one of India\u2019s biggest apple-growing states, said today he would ask for a ban on apple imports from Turkiye, which were worth around $60m last year.<\/p>\n
Moreover, Flipkart last week said it was suspending flight, hotel and holiday package bookings to Turkiye \u201cin solidarity with India\u2019s national interest and sovereignty\u201d.<\/p>\n
Indians have been cancelling holidays to Turkiye and New Delhi has cancelled the security clearance of the Turkish-based aviation ground handling firm Celebi.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported on Friday that Air India was lobbying Indian officials to disallow rival IndiGo\u2019s leasing tie-up with Turkish Airlines, citing business impact as well as security concerns sparked by Ankara\u2019s support for Pakistan.<\/p>\n
US imposes visa bans on Indian travel agents for facilitating illegal migration
\nSeparately, the US State Department said it was imposing visa restrictions on owners and other staff at India-based travel agencies that it says knowingly facilitate illegal migration to the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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