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How did the Swadeshi movement aim to counter British policies after 1905?

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By promoting indigenous industries and rejecting foreign products.

The Swadeshi movement began in 1905 as a reaction to the British decision to partition Bengal.

Its central strategy was to promote goods produced within India and to boycott foreign, especially British, manufactured products.

By encouraging the use of indigenous industries, handloom cloth and Indian-made goods, the movement sought to hurt British economic interests and build national self-reliance.

It did not support colonial factory laws, tariff negotiations or military drills as its main method.

Hence, the Swadeshi movement countered British policies by promoting indigenous industries and rejecting foreign products.

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