Bharat Rakshak

Manish_Sharma wrote:

DavidD wrote:Eh, I've seen these type of boycott stuff everywhere, from China's boycott Japan to Americans calling for boycott China. It really works when you have economic alternatives, because the international supply chain is too complicated for the average consumer and these boycott calls inevitably run out of steam....

See this the thing about Loktantra that a communist dictator govt. cannot understand.

It won't matter much to cheen but in case the politicians in Bharat see that a huge chunk of youngsters are writing against chinese products on SM and also boycotting products, they will see it as a vote winner issue.

Imagine another party takes up this issue before elections and starts burning ceremony of chinese products like Gandhi ji did for brishit products, they will become hero and Modi will have to act tough against chinese trade imbalance. Right now he is watching how much public opinion is against cheen on its own.

DavidD wrote:

Manish_Sharma wrote:
See this the thing about Loktantra that a communist dictator govt. cannot understand.

It won't matter much to cheen but in case the politicians in Bharat see that a huge chunk of youngsters are writing against chinese products on SM and also boycotting products, they will see it as a vote winner issue.

Imagine another party takes up this issue before elections and starts burning ceremony of chinese products like Gandhi ji did for brishit products, they will become hero and Modi will have to act tough against chinese trade imbalance. Right now he is watching how much public opinion is against cheen on its own.

I've been living in the U.S. for 20 years, I know all too well how these politicians promise one thing during elections then turn around and do exactly the opposite once elected. Big money from big corporations is what wins elections, the people are just pawns. How long have the Americans been shouting about the trade imbalance with the China? The only change I've seen in these 20 years is the Chinese went from exporting T-shirts to DVD players to iPhones and now cars over here. Both the values and the margins keep going up, and the Tommy Hilfigers and the Apples of the world get wealthier than ever.

Don't worry about boycotting this or that, work hard, get stronger, get wealthier, then and only then will all your wish come true.

kit wrote:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... 989358.cms

Manish_Sharma wrote:^Its because americans have invested and created those factories in china, so they've vested interests. While Bharat has no such compulsions hence we can do it.... I mean force the politicians to do it.

If we break trade-relations with china it won't be our Industrialists who'll suffer, yes many importers will, many assemblers will suffer but it'd force them to invest and create the stuff here. In that way your advice "...work hard, get stronger, get wealthier...." will come true. Right now we are ok to be in assembler role as the force of situation isn't there.

When it comes the businesses will have no choice but to follow.

Y. Kanan wrote:So be it - you're free to stay cynical and continue selling out, .

Philip wrote:Sales of Chinese wares down by 40% according to reports.A great beginning.The momentum must be sustained after the festive season too.It must reach 100% in the future! I'm going to tell my vendors not to stock or supply any PRC goods and that if they do they will not get orders.

Gus wrote:

Y. Kanan wrote:So be it - you're free to stay cynical and continue selling out, .

david is chinese.

amol wrote:Not sure if it's just a marketing gimmick. Still, the consciousness is growing among the common man.

In other news, the family reports that in the busy 'Itwari' market of Nagpur, many traders have voluntarily decided to boycott Chinese maal this Diwali season.

srinebula wrote:Seems like the boycott call is being noticed in China:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new ... 5n8vL.html

KJo wrote:Before boycotting, it is important to see if there is enough supply from Indian vendors. We don't want to go to the bad days of 80s where everything was scarce and gouging starts. Indian vendors are no mahatmas, they are looking for an opportunity.

Indian boss gives 1,260 cars, 400 flats and jewellery as Diwali bonus to staff
Savjibhai Dholakia, who runs diamond export firm Hare Krishna Exports, rewarded employees ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali
A woman shops for a gold necklace at a jewellery showroom. ahead of the Diwali festival. One Indian tycoon has give employees gifts of jewellery and cars to celebrate the annual festival.

Agence France-Presse
Friday 28 October 2016
A diamond tycoon in India has once again given away hundreds of cars and flats to his employees as a bonus for meeting company targets.

Savjibhai Dholakia, who runs a diamond export firm in the booming west coast city of Surat, announced his company would give 1,260 cars, 400 flats and pieces of jewellery to his employees ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali which falls on the weekend.

“Our aim is that each employee must have his own home and car in the next five years. So we have decided to gift cars, homes and jewellery to employees,” Dholakia, owner of the Hare Krishna Exports, told Agence France-Presse.

He said the rewards were in recognition of the outstanding performance and dedication shown by employees in the last five years.

The company would spend an estimated 500m rupees ($7m) under the loyalty programme to reward an unknown number of staff from a total workforce of 5,500.

Most employees receive presents of some kind from their bosses during Diwali, the festival of lights, but they are usually boxes of Indian sweets.

But Dholakia has been making headlines by giving expensive gifts to his employees since 2012, when three employees received cars for their performance.

The generous boss gave 491 cars and 207 flats to his employees under a similar programme in 2014.

The company will exclude previous year’s beneficiaries from the new scheme.

His firm is one of the leading polishing companies in India’s diamond hub Surat and exports diamonds to some 75 countries.

amol wrote:SHQ went shopping last weekend for lighting fixtures. To her amazement, every single shopkeeper she met made sure to highlight the fact that they were carrying only Indian made products. Not sure if it's just a marketing gimmick. Still, the consciousness is growing among the common man.

In other news, the family reports that in the busy 'Itwari' market of Nagpur, many traders have voluntarily decided to boycott Chinese maal this Diwali season.

DheerajG wrote: Can GoI issue necessary instructions to e-comm websites in this regards?

Deans wrote:I am a company CEO and passionate about Made in India. Early in my career, I ran a successful export business, where we exported consumer products to 45 countries and beat our Chinese competition on most parameters, so I believe India can do it, despite the odds.

One way we can get around the under-invoicing of Chinese imports (which is rampant) is to declare a floor price for import. Duty will either be charged at this price or actual - whichever is higher. This floor price can be the average of imports of various countries. It is fair, allowed under WTO and will hurt only those who under-invoice, or dump (China). I know that Russia imposes these floor prices.

There are Chinese products where selling below cost will actually benefit India, so we have to take a nuanced position. For e.g. panels for solar power (which can drastically reduce our power cost) or components for electronics where there can be significant value addition in India.

dineshchaturvedi wrote:This is my first post in this forum. I am super happy that someone approved my request after around 6 months of application. I like this forum and see it no nonsense forum.
I tried finding if there is an introduction thread a could not locate. So please excuse me if I am posting in wrong thread.

Simple introduction I am a civilian living in US has lot of passion for military and follow news very closely. I ready about Indian military daily.

About the thread.
I think we should continue to find ways to buy more Indian. It's not just helpping put pressure on Chinese but also helping our brothers. Yes, there are lot of things which are having no local substitute and it's OK to buy them for our needs. I see major discussion around this topic over social media.

Deans wrote:I am a company CEO and passionate about Made in India. Early in my career, I ran a successful export business, where we exported consumer products to 45 countries and beat our Chinese competition on most parameters, so I believe India can do it, despite the odds.

One way we can get around the under-invoicing of Chinese imports (which is rampant) is to declare a floor price for import. Duty will either be charged at this price or actual - whichever is higher. This floor price can be the average of imports of various countries. It is fair, allowed under WTO and will hurt only those who under-invoice, or dump (China). I know that Russia imposes these floor prices.

There are Chinese products where selling below cost will actually benefit India, so we have to take a nuanced position. For e.g. panels for solar power (which can drastically reduce our power cost) or components for electronics where there can be significant value addition in India.

Deans wrote:Hi Jay,
`Greys' or mis-declaration of import is not much of a problem as the chances are very high the importer will get caught. Also, import duty rates don't vary that much depending on what you are importing. Under-invoicing is far more difficult to prove and the profit margin for the importer is higher.