Six out of 10 Indians reduced on purchasing products manufactured in China in 2022

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Dec
16:
In
boost
to
Atmanirbhar
Bharat,
6
in
10
Indians
reduced
their
‘Made
in
China’ purchases
this
year,
amid
year-long
standoff
with
Beijing,
revealed
a
latest
survey
by
India’s
leading
Community
Social
Media
platform
LocalCircles.

One
in
four
persons
found
“Indian
alternatives”
better
in
terms
of
price,
quality
and
customer
service,
according
to
the
survey.

LocalCircles,
in
its
latest
survey
asked,
“What
are
all
the
reasons
that
you
reduced
the
amount
you
spend
on
purchasing
Made-in-China
products
in
the
last
12
months?”

In
response,
58%
revealed
they
bought
“Made-in-India
products
amid
border
tension”,
while
28%
found
“Indian
alternative
was
better
in
price-quality
combination
as
also
customer
service.

11%
opted
for
better
quality
Indian
products,
8%
preferred
an
alternative
foreign
product
due
to
a
combination
of
factors
including
better
price,
quality
and
customer
service.

In
addition,
8%
stated
that
their
choice
was
determined
by
the
fact
that
they
“didn’t
find
many
Made-in-China
products
in
the
markets,
stores
or
online”.

For
11%
of
consumers,
the
lack
of
need
to
buy
any
product
in
the
last
one
year
was
a
deciding
factor.
Of
the
11,707
respondents
to
this
question,
many
opted
for
more
than
one
category
of
answers.

The
survey
comes
amid
fresh
clash
between
India
and
China
soldiers
in
the
Tawang
sector
of
Arunachal
Pradesh
on
9
December.
The
Indian
Army
gave
a
befitting
reply
to
the
Chinese
side
sending
them
home.

The
Tawang
incident
is
the
first
major
clash
between
the
India
and
the
Chinese
armies
since
August
2020
near
Rinchen
La
in
eastern
Ladakh.
Indian
and
Chinese
troops
were
engaged
in
a
brief
face-off
near
Yangtse
in
October
last
year
as
well
and
it
was
resolved
following
talks
between
local
commanders
of
the
two
sides
according
to
established
protocols.

The
ties
between
India
and
China
nosedived
significantly
following
the
fierce
clash
in
the
Galwan
Valley
in
June
2020
that
marked
the
most
serious
military
conflict
between
the
two
sides
in
decades.
Both
sides
gradually
enhanced
their
deployment
by
rushing
in
tens
of
thousands
of
soldiers
and
heavy
weaponry.

However,
the
opposition
parties
have
been
demanding
discussion
in
Parliament
while
the
defence
minister
Rajnath
Singh
issued
a
statement
and
assured
of
border
security.

Following
the
eastern
Ladakh
standoff,
the
Indian
Army
significantly
bolstered
its
operational
capabilities
along
the
LAC
in
the
eastern
theatre.

India
has
been
maintaining
that
its
relationship
with
China
cannot
be
normal
unless
there
is
peace
in
the
border
areas.
India
has
been
ramping
up
the
development
of
infrastructure
along
the
near
3,500-km
LAC
following
the
eastern
Ladakh
standoff
that
began
on
May
5,
2020.