New Delhi: India has ordered its 4,000 military shops to stop buying imported goods, according to a document reviewed by Reuters, a move that could send an unwelcome signal to foreign liquor firms such as Diageo and Pernod Ricard.
India’s defence canteens sell liquor, electronics and other goods at discounted
"procurement of direct imported items shall not be undertaken"
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