The government has prohibited imports produced using forced labour, a move that fits the growing global focus on supply-chain ethics and trade compliance. The same source links the step to a new United States tariff plan and presents India as tightening its stance on labour-linked trade practices.
The material also refers to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and passport-related rules. It says the MEA has stated that it will regulate the departure of Indian citizens through passport and document procedures, and that the MEA has told the Supreme Court that a passport is a travel document used to regulate departure from India rather than a status certificate determining political identity or citizenship rights.
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