Question

why did indian textile face stiff competition in early 19 century

Answer 1

Indian textiles now had to face stiff competition from English textiles in the European and American markets.

Heavy duties were imposed on imported Indian textiles in Britain.

The machine-made cheap textiles of Britain successfully captured the African markets.

By the 1830s, cheap machine-made goods from Britain flooded the Indian markets. As these were cheaper than the Indian textiles, the Indian textile industries suffered.