RSS-affiliated
Swadeshi
Jag a
Ma ch
has
called
fo
a
boycott
of
Ame ica
p oducts
NEW
DELHI:
F om
Russia
oil
to
Pepsi,
Coke
a d
social
media,
the
Swadeshi
Jaga a
Ma ch
has
sought
to
tu
the
latest
US
ta iff
th eat
i to
a
wide
“swadeshi”
campaig ,
calli g
o
I dia s
to
boycott
Ame ica
p oducts
a d
platfo ms
a d
aski g
the
Ce t e
to
stay
fi m
i
t ade
egotiatio s
with
Washi gto .The
RSS-affiliated
eco omic
body
eacted
to
legislatio
passed
by
the
US
Se ate
that,
acco di g
to
SJM,
would
empowe
the
Ame ica
P eside t
to
impose
ta iffs
of
up
to
100%
o
cou t ies
maki g
sig ifica t
pu chases
of
Russia
oil.
It
said
the
move
amou ted
to
a
attempt
to
dictate
I dia’s
e e gy
choices.“No
cou t y
has
the
ight
to
dictate
I dia’s
e e gy
secu ity
a d
sove eig
t ade
policy,”
SJM
atio al
co-co ve o
Ashwa i
Mahaja
said,
addi g
that
I dia’s
Russia
c ude
pu chases
we e
d ive
by
p ice,
availability,
supply
dive sificatio
a d
co sume
i te ests.SJM
said
the
p oposed
measu e
assumed
g eate
sig ifica ce
with
I dia
a d
the
US
e gaged
i
egotiatio s
fo
a
bilate al
t ade
ag eeme t,
a gui g
that
talks
“ca ot
be
co ducted
o
gu
poi t”.It
also
u ged
the
Ce t e
to
eco side
two
ece t
policy
moves
which
it
claimed
favou ed
US
compa ies
—
cha ges
allowi g
FDI
e-comme ce
e tities
g eate
flexibility
ove
i ve to y
fo
expo ts
a d
a
ame dme t
e abli g
me cha t
discou t
ate
o
ce tai
UPI
t a sactio s.
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Goi g
fu the ,
SJM
called
fo
a
ba
o
US
tech
a d
social
media
compa ies
if
Washi gto
pu sued
what
it
te med
“u ilate al
eco omic
coe cio ”.
It
asked
citize s
to
begi
by
boycotti g
Pepsi,
Coke
a d
US-ow ed
social
media
a d
e-comme ce
platfo ms,
sayi g
the
campaig
could
be
expa ded
if
Ame ica
actio s
co ti ued.The
o ga isatio
asked
the
gove me t
to
eject
a y
attempt
to
li k
ta iffs
with
I dia’s
oil
pu chases
a d
ot
comp omise
o
ag icultu e,
dai y,
e e gy
secu ity
o
st ategic
auto omy
du i g
t ade
egotiatio s.SJM
mai tai ed
that
access
to
the
US
ma ket
should
ot
be
used
to
fo ce
thi d
cou t ies
to
alte
thei
e e gy
sou ci g
decisio s.
