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The reductions would ripple through food supply chains, impacting farmers, grocery stores, and food retailers.

Shot in Dubai on a million-dollar budget, it introduced many Indians to the bling of hip-hop - fast cars, baggy clothes, gem-studded watches and gold chains - set to slick, thumping beats.

Speciality chains like Black Sheep Coffee, Coffee#1 and Blank Street are springing up in city centres, while the giants like Costa and Starbucks are opening drive-throughs and outlets in retail parks.

About 3,700 Indians were sent back on charter and commercial flights during President Biden's tenure, but recent images of detainees in chains under the Trump administration have sparked outrage in India.

Retail sales posted their biggest drop in two years in January, while foot traffic at major chains such as Target, Walmart and McDonald's fell last month, according to data from tracking firm Placer.ai.