71 Percent of Indians Refused to Buy Chinese Products This Festival Season: Survey

A vendor packs color powder used to make decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, as he waits for customers in a market area in New Delhi on Nov. 14, 2020. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images

NEW DELHI—Amid the ongoing India–China conflict and rising anti-China sentiment, 71 percent of Indians consciously refused to buy Chinese products during the just-concluded Diwali festival, according to a national survey.

Diwali is a national holiday in India in which people decorate their homes with lights and exchange gifts. After a recent deadly clash with China, India has witnessed many popular campaigns for boycotting Chinese products.