India's eye-watering onion prices put extra pressure on Modi

Government bans exports and warns 'unscrupulous' merchants against hoarding

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Onion prices more than doubled in recent weeks after floods damaged crops across the country. (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

October 4, 2019 12:18 JST

NEW DELHI -- Onion, a crucial ingredient in Indian cuisine, is on everyone's lips these days.

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