Agra's Shoe Industry Faces Ruin Amid Iran Conflict; Thousands of Jobs at Risk

• Agra's large-scale shoe business, a major exporter, faces severe crisis due to the ongoing US-Iran conflict and broader Israel-Iran-US tensions.
• Thousands of jobs are at risk, with laborers facing unemployment and financial hardship if factories close down.
• Shoe merchant Ashish Jain warns that if the conflict persists for 3-4 months, many factories could shut, leading to bankruptcy for small traders.
• Agra's leather shoe industry, with hundreds of factories in areas like Sikandra, is popular domestically and internationally, but now faces "clouds of danger."
• The crisis threatens to halt exports and domestic sales, impacting the livelihoods of a large workforce dependent on the sector.