The recent tensions between India and Pakistan have reportedly failed to dampen the former’s tea exports to the latter. In fact, volumes have gone up quite significantly.
Analysts point out that India’s tea export to Pakistan could rise to between 20 and 25 million kg in 2019 from 15.83 million kg in 2018.
This has also to be seen in light of the fact that Pakistan has registered a 35.8 per cent rise in per capita consumption of tea between 2007 and 2016, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN.
Also, as per Indian Tea Association (ITA), payments from Pakistan are regular, said reports.
