Answer:
Historically, fine
cottons produced in India were exported to Europe.
(i) With industrialization,
British cotton manufacture began to expand and industrialists pressurized the
government to restrict cotton imports into Britain and protect local
industries.
(ii) Tariffs
were imposed on cloth imports into Britain, consequently the inflow of fine
Indian cotton began to decline.
(iii)
British manufacturers also began to seek overseas markets for their cloth.
(iv) Excluded from
the British market by tariff barriers, Indian textiles now faced stiff
competition in other international markets.
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