Hobbled by US tariffs, carpet weavers in India’s Kashmir struggle to stay afloat

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SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) -Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, a former carpet weaver in India’s Jammu and Kashmir region, now sells tea on the shores of the scenic Dal Lake, abandoning his craft of 35 years after increased U.S. tariffs left him unable to afford his children’s school fees and medicine for his family of six. Read full story

Date: 24 October, 2025 6:01 pm
Source: thestar.com.my

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