Pakistan, May 19 -- Small Indian grocery shops and major online fashion retailers have launched a boycott of Turkish products, ranging from chocolates and coffee to clothing and cosmetics, in reaction to mounting resentment over Turkey's backing of Pakistan during a recent conflict with India.

The diplomatic tensions escalated after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan publicly expressed solidarity with Pakistan following India's military strikes in retaliation for an attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The cross-border fighting continued for four days before a ceasefire was declared.

On Monday, the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), representing around 13 million small grocery stores, a...