18-05-2025
Noida traders cut off ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan
Noida: Entrepreneurs and traders in the city have announced a "complete boycott" of business and travel ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan over their support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
The traders, while accusing the two countries of "betrayal", went as far as to take a collective "oath" against visiting them.
At a meeting held on Saturday (May 17),
Noida Entrepreneurs Association
(NEA), representing over 3,500 industries in Gautam Budh Nagar, unanimously decided to "end all business relations with immediate effect".
Delhi-NCR convenor of
Confederation of All India Traders
(CAIT) SK Jain, who also heads the Sector 18 Market Association, called on the govt to suspend imports from the two nations, asserting that this is "not just an economic decision, but a patriotic stand."
India maintains a trade surplus with Turkey, exporting mineral fuels, pharmaceuticals, machinery, auto parts and cotton, while importing marble, apples, gold and chemicals.
NEA VP Sudhir Srivastava confirmed the suspension of business activities. NEA president Vipin Malhan said, "Turkey's backing of a nation that harbours terrorism shows where its loyalties lie."
