Nepal’s tea industry reopens after government assurance despite India’s stricter import testing

Government promises diplomatic intervention after the new Indian import rule left more than 1.3 million kilograms of Nepali tea stranded and forced nearly 100 factories to suspend operations.

Nepal's tea industry reopened after a government promise to seek a diplomatic solution to India's tightening import controls. Still, producers warned that New Delhi's latest testing requirement threatens to prolong a crisis that has paralysed exports.