Darjeeling Tea vs. Nepali Tea: Trade dispute brews

DARJEELING, India - A Darjeeling tea labor union leader has petitioned India's federal government to prohibit importing Nepali tea, arguing that it has affected the Darjeeling tea brand.

In Darjeeling, there has been a growing clamor in recent years to ban or impose an import fee on Nepalese tea.

Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, India, visited Darjeeling a week ago and promised to restr