But, even as the situation currently stands, it creates a problem for the Darjeeling tea growers.
BBC: Darjeeling tea growers at risk
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) party has long campaigned for a separate state for Nepali-speaking Gorkhas in the tea-producing Darjeeling hills.
BBC: Gorkha ethnic group in autonomy deal with India
Tea industry sources say the more than 250 tea estates in Darjeeling and its foothills are likely to be affected by the indefinite strike.
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Some Darjeeling producers have switched to making green tea but this now faces competition from China, Mr David wrote in a recent article.
Tea and tourism are the mainstay of Darjeeling's economy.
During that time he created a concentrated caramel tea latte formula that included very expensive teas from Darjeeling, India, and burnt-caramel sauce from a gourmet chocolate company in San Francisco.
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