Lionel Messi's much-anticipated visit to India has received its final seal of approval with the Argentine superstar set to kick off his three-city tour in Kolkata on December 12.
Over the years, India has also lost its CTC market heavily to Kenya. And, Sri Lanka, which markets the Ceylon tea brand, has also been able to aggressively tap these markets.
There is an Assam connection to this year's Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm with a special tea served at the grand banquet coming from the northeastern state of India.