A palm oil plantation in Johor, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters
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Disgruntled India weighs options on ties and palm oil amid #BoycottMalaysia campaign

  • The diplomatic fallout from Malaysia’s criticism over Kashmir is spreading to the economy as Indian businesses shun their palm oil suppliers in favour of Indonesian alternatives
  • With nationalists waging a social media campaign to boycott Malaysian imports, expectations are high that New Delhi will impose curbs or taxes
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Vasudevan Sridharan and Tashny Sukumaran

Updated: 6:15pm, 18 Oct, 2019

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A palm oil plantation in Johor, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters
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Vasudevan Sridharan

Vasudevan Sridharan

Vasudevan is an experienced journalist based in Bangalore, India.