Indian Prime Minister Urges Citizens to Reject Foreign Products

According​ to the ⁢English ⁢section of webangah News ‌Agency, quoting Mehr News Agency ⁢and Reuters, Prime minister Narendra Modi called on Indians to halt the ‍use⁣ of ⁣foreign products amid⁤ ongoing trade ‌tensions with ⁢the ⁣United States and to rely instead on domestically made goods.

In his Sunday‌ speech ahead of a major consumer ⁣tax reduction policy ⁤set to take effect Monday, Modi ⁤said: “Many of‍ the products we use‌ daily are imported, but we are not aware of it. ⁢We must put those ‌products aside.”

He also urged shopkeepers to ⁢focus ​on selling Indian-made​ goods, emphasizing that this would ‌boost the country’s economic growth.

The prime minister’s remarks come after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a ⁣50 percent⁣ tariff on imported ⁣goods from india.

On Wednesday, August 26, Trump enacted this 50 percent ​tariff on moast Indian imports as part of⁣ his effort to penalize one of the world’s largest economies for purchasing discounted Russian oil.

Since​ taking office, Trump has substantially raised tariffs on imports ​from numerous countries, heightening tensions between Washington ⁤and those ​nations.