US giants, including Pepsi, McDonalds face boycott threat amid Trump's tariff announcements
A wave of anti-US product sentiment is sweeping India since US President Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on the country.
The tariffs on India, which were slapped on India's purchase of Russian oil, are among the highest in the world.
As a result of this, American multinationals such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Subway, KFC, and McDonald's are facing a threat of being boycotted.
Yoga guru Ramdev has advised Indians to boycott all American products over Trump's tariffs on India.
"Not a single Indian should be seen at the counters of Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Subway, KFC, or McDonald's. There should be such a massive boycott," he said, adding, "If this happens, chaos will ensue in America."
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Anti-American boycotts are already taking place in other parts of the world, such as France, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
India's boycott of US companies has the potential to cause massive losses and serious challenges.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians to buy and use "swadeshi" or homegrown goods.
"Anyone who wants to make India the third-largest economy in the world, any political party, any leader, should speak in the country's interest and instill in people that they need to resolve to buy 'swadeshi'... When we decide to buy anything, there should be only one measure: We are going to buy those things which an Indian has sweated to make. Anything that has been made by the people of India, using the skill of the people of India, by the sweat of the people of India, is 'swadeshi' for us. We will have to adopt the 'vocal for local' mantra," he explained.
Donald Trump recently imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on all Indian exports over the latter's purchase of Russian oil, on top of a 25 percent tariff due to a trade imbalance.
This has led India to face a steep 50 percent duty in total on major industries like textiles, gems and jewellery, auto parts, and seafood.
Ties between India and the US have been strained in recent weeks after the Trump administration imposed secondary tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.
India had condemned the move and called it "unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable".
The tariffs have become applicable to all exports starting August 27.
