The Silk route passed through India as you may already be knowing, the job of some (bad) Indians was to rob these foreigners/travellers/merchants, while the job of others(the good ones) would be to protect them and some were to make sure that the foreigners/travellers/merchants were not cheated during their time in India.
yes they do.
calicut india
Arab merchants
india and china
Artisans, merchants, priests, the ruler.
Calicut, India
In AD 345 the knanaya lanmded in India as merchants and to strengthen the then weakened church
Middle age people were mainly merchants.
The Tea Act.
The east india was a group of individual made by th queen elizabeth
The British traders were commonly referred to as "merchants" or "traders." During the colonial period, those involved in the trade of goods, particularly in the East India Company, were often called "East India merchants." Additionally, "British East India Company" traders played a significant role in trade with India and other parts of Asia.