When Anna University banned American beverages Pepsi, Coca-Cola from its canteen 22 years ago
In the wake of the additional 25% tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on India taking effect on August 27, 2025, a private university in Punjab recently ‘banned’ American beverages on its campus. Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP and founder-Chancellor of Lovely Professional University (LPU), Ashok Kumar Mittal, in a post on X, said: “Today, in direct response to Trump’s 50% tariffs, LPU has banned American beverages on campus, giving a clarion call for Swadeshi 2.0. The message is clear. India will not bow down to any unfair
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