ग्लोबल टाइम्स : भारतीय बॉयकॉट से चीनी सामान पर फर्क नहीं पड़ा

India boycott hasn’t hurt China goods
By Zhen Bo Source:Global Times Published: 2016-10-13 19:28:39
 
Diwali, one of the most important Hindu festivals and one of the biggest shopping seasons in India, is coming at the end of October, but encouragement to boycott Chinese goods has been spreading in the last few days on Indian social media, and even a few Indian politicians are exaggerating facts.

Chinese products are often the victim when regional situations get tense, and this phenomenon has been existing for quite a few years.

There have been at least two prominent Indian boycotts of Chinese goods in the past few months.

The first happened in April. It was caused by dissatisfaction over China's stand on the issue of Maulana Masood Azhar, leader of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed active in Kashmir, who is accused of committing terrorist acts in India. The second was in July and because of China's lack of support for India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Now Chinese goods are on the stage again due to the Kashmir issue.

भारत बनाम चीन : निर्माण क्षेत्र की भावी प्रतियोगिता

 Well before the arrival of Modi, Indian leaders had talked about promoting manufacturing. The slowdown in China, however, could make a big difference this time. China became an export powerhouse because of its vast pool of low-wage workers, but it’s no longer so cheap to manufacture there. Pinched by double-digit increases in China’s minimum wages, many companies are looking for low-cost alternatives. Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia are attractive, but they lack the deep supply of workers available in India. “It’s the only country that has the scale to take up where China is leaving off,” says Frederic Neumann, a senior economist with HSBC (HSBC). Vietnam and Indonesia? “Neither one is big enough to take up the slack,” he says, leaving India with a “golden opportunity.
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क्या चीन ने अमरीका को पीछे छोड़ दिया है?

पिछले 140 सालों में यह पहली बार हुआ है. अमरीका ने दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था का रुतबा खो दिया है. अंतरराष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष (आईएमएफ़) के मुताबिक़ अब ये हैसियत चीन के पास है. लेकिन सवाल उठता है कि इस दावे को मजबूती देने वाले आंकड़ों पर किस हद तक भरोसा किया जा सकता है. बीबीसी के आर्थिक मामलों के संपादक रॉबर्ट पेस्टन बता रहे हैं कि आख़िर चीन क्यों हम सबके लिए मायने रखता है.
चीन की मौजूदा अर्थव्यवस्था 17.6 ट्रिलियन डॉलर की है जबकि आईएमएफ़ ने अमरीका के लिए 17.4 ट्रिलियन का अनुमान लगाया है.

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