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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Tea Cultivation Belt of Assam and Darjeeling comprises India's two principal tea-growing regions, distinguished by lowland Brahmaputra estate plantations and high-altitude eastern Himalayan gardens.
- Why do Assam and Darjeeling produce such different teas despite both being in northeast India?
- What is the legal significance of Darjeeling tea's Geographical Indication?
- How does the Assam–Darjeeling belt differ from the Nilgiri tea region?
- Who manufactures and processes the tea in these belts, and what social issues arise?

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In 2017, the 104-day Gorkhaland strike in Darjeeling district halted the prized second flush, costing the region's gardens an estimated 60 percent of annual revenue and accelerating buyer shifts toward Nepali tea.

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