Operation Sindoor exposed China, Türkiye as threat to country's sovereignty and trade: Swadeshi Jagran Manch
Giving credit to Operation Sindoor for exposing China and Türkiye as a threat to India's sovereignty and trade, Swadeshi Jagran Manch, the economic wing of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), on Thursday (June 12, 2025) said that India must see this as a wake-up call to totally shun foreign goods and become self-reliant.
While launching a pan-India drive to create awareness about manufacture and use of 'swadeshi' goods in Delhi on Thursday (June 12), the SJM also said that it will awaken people about domination of e-commerce websites like Amazon, Walmart (Flipkart), etc. in the Indian market causing heavy losses to local traders.
Speaking to The Hindu, SJM's national co-convener Ashwani Mahajan said the drive for mass awareness to shun foreign goods and e-commerce platforms is named as 'Swadeshi Suraksha evam Swavlamban Abhiyan'. The launch was attended by industrialists, traders, farmers and workers from across the country.
'Leaders present in the meeting expressed their views that today is the most opportune to start this campaign, giving call to all the citizens of India, to boycott use of foreign goods and services, and adopt Swadeshi. Under the campaign, call is also being made from traders to not to deal with foreign goods,' Mr. Mahajan said.
He added that the participants applauded the grand success of Operation Sindoor in which Indian forces destroyed terrorist bases, airbases and depots in Pakistan with indigenously developed and produced defence equipment.
'It was also expressed that defence equipment developed and produced indigenously were far superior to defence products supplied by China and Turkey and used by Pakistan. The impact of the present trade war, which has changed the world order by destroying global supply chains, was also highlighted,' said Mr. Mahajan.
He added that Operation Sindoor disrupted global supply chains and also exposed China and Türkiye as a threat to the country's sovereignty and trade. The participants decided to boycott the goods from the two countries and also create nationwide awareness urging people for the same.
'Given the scenario created by President Donald Trump's administration of raising tariffs, imposition of tax on remittances sent by people of non-US origin, SJM has also given a call to people of this country to boycott e-commerce companies like Amazon, Flipkart-Walmart and many others with foreign funding,' Mr. Mahajan said.
He added that the organisation would request the Government of India to impose high tax on outflow of foreign exchange in the form of royalty, dividends, technical fee, outflow of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), based on the principle of reciprocity.
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