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In this Thursday, March 15, 2012 photo, an Indian worker checks thread reels of a carpet weaving machine at a factory in on the outskirts of Jammu, India. Carpet weaving is believed to have been brought to India by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century. A recent economic survey says the country is losing steam in its traditional area of labour-intensive exports like textiles and carpets. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)