TIME was not long ago when you saw Indians returning from Dubai or Singapore laden with such mundane goods as kitchen machines, acrylic blankets, colour TVs and VCRs, etc.
They dreaded the moment at the customs counter for not only was the duty prohibitively high at 200% but they were also made to account for the source of foreign exchange with which they had bought the goodies.
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