“Impose 50% Import Duty on Apples, Save J&K’s Fruit Industry”: Mehbooba Mufti Urges PM Modi By: Javid Amin | 20 February 2026 Apple Trade Row Intensifies: Mehbooba Mufti Seeks 50% Import Duty to Shield Kashmir’s Orchard Economy Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to impose a 50% import duty on apples to safeguard the Valley’s fragile horticulture sector. Her appeal comes amid concerns over reduced import duties on American apples under the interim Indo-US trade…
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