🖋️ *From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane* In May 2026, India’s new mandatory quality checks on tea exports struck Nepal hard, shutting down over 50 processing factories. Nearly 200,000 kilos of tea remain stuck in Kolkata warehouses, while another 900,000 kilos pile up in Nepal’s own storage, forcing plants to suspend operations. Farmers, workers, and traders now face severe economic distress, blaming Prime Minister Balen Shah’s anti-India stance for the crisis. Industry represent