Trutiya Nayan Bureau: GoI has masterfully used economic leverage against hostile Nations.
TURKEY
1️⃣After their support for Pakistan at the UN, India swiftly cancelled contracts with a Turkish firm managing several airports and redirected them elsewhere.
Turkish firm Celebi Airport Services (a unit of Celebi Aviation) handled ground services at nine Indian airports including Delhi and Mumbai. In May 2025, India revoked its security clearance citing “national security concerns” linked to Turkey’s pro-Pakistan stance at the UN on Kashmir. Contracts were terminated by Adani Airport Holdings and others. Celebi challenged this in court but lost. IndiGo’s wet-lease plans with Turkish Airlines were also curtailed.
2️⃣Turkey accounts for about 70% of India’s imported marble worth ₹2,500–3,000 crore annually (around 14–18 lakh tonnes). In May 2025, Indian traders boycotted Turkish marble after Turkey supported Pakistan on Kashmir issues, leading to a significant drop in imports.
India and Oman signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on December 18, 2025, which includes provisions for Oman to export marble blocks to India. This is expected to boost India’s marble processing industry, create jobs.
Turkey’s marble exports to India were $144.9 million in 2024, representing 7.96% of it’s total marble exports. A full pivot could hurt Turkey economically.
BANGLADESH
India imposed restrictions on Bangladeshi textile/jute imports in 2025 banning certain products ( jute ropes, woven fabrics) via land routes and limiting others to seaports like Nhava Sheva and Kolkata. The policy has hit Bangladesh’s garment sector hard, which accounts for 93% of its exports.
MALAYSIA
In 2020, India curbed refined palm oil imports from Malaysia after PM Mahathir Mohamad criticized India’s Kashmir policy at the UN. Traders boycotted Malaysian oil, shifting to Indonesia. Mahathir resigned in February 2020 amid a political crisis, and successor Muhyiddin sought better ties. The economic hit (India was Malaysia’s top buyer) contributed pressure.
MALDIVES
In early 2024, derogatory remarks by Maldivian ministers against Modiji sparked an Indian #BoycottMaldives campaign.
Indian arrivals plummeted 37–42% (from 209,000 in 2023 to 130,000 in 2024).
Tourism which was 28–33% of GDP suffered hundreds of millions in losses.
This is modern warfare. Economic pressure that creates internal unrest through job losses and deprivation without risking our soldiers’ lives.
Bear in mind The US DS, European union, Turkey-Qatar Nexus and Congress benefits from anti-Modi narratives….
So, my dear critic friends—if you don’t mind, I’ll say one last thing.
Today, the world is going through an era of cultural communism. Today, a singer whose song lyrics no one even understands has become India’s current favorite—Flipperachi from Bahrain.
