The East India Company's initial trade from India to Europe consisted mainly of goods highly demanded in the West. These included spices, cotton textiles (like Muslin and Calico), silk, indigo, saltpetre, etc. Muslin (fine cotton), Calico (plain cotton), and Silk were major textile exports from India. Wool was a significant commodity produced in Europe, particularly Britain, and was not a primary export item from India to the West during this period.
East India Company, to begin with, exported Indian goods to Western countries. Which one of the following is NOT one of the goods in the trade?
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2020 · Topic: East India Company and Nawab of Bengal (Early English Presence and Trade Concessions in Bengal)
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