Farmers' Protest in India

Greta Thunberg. Photo: Collected.
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Greta Thunberg tweets support for Indian activist detained over protest ‘toolkit’

Delhi Police added Monday they had also issued arrest warrants for two others for allegedly working with Ravi to draft the online document

File Photo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been keen to stay deeply engaged with the world during the global pandemic and had made it a point that the pharmaceutical industry plays a role to cement India’s relations with friendly countries. Picture: AP
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Modi breaks silence on months long farm protests

Police officers in riot gear stand guard at the site of a protest against the farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi, India, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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India cuts Internet near Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger strike

Farmers participate in a tractor rally to protest against the newly passed farm bills, on a highway on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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Indian police to let protesting farmers into New Delhi on Republic Day

The top court had said on Monday it is “extremely disappointed" with the way negotiations between the Centre and the farmers' representative were going while hearing a bunch of petitions on the farm laws. Picture: NDTV
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Indian government offers to suspend farm reforms; farmers may call off protests

As days progress, support towards farmers is also increasing due to the inflexible behaviour of the government. Various opposition parties are also supporting farmers’ demands. Picture: Collected
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Indian farmers to torch laws on bonfires in show of defiance

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India, December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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India's top court chides government over impasse with protesting farmers

As days progress, support towards farmers is also increasing due to the inflexible behaviour of the government. Various opposition parties are also supporting farmers’ demands. Picture: Collected
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India saw losses worth Rs27,000cr amid farmers’ protest: CAIT

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a rally for the upcoming state elections in New Delhi on February 3. Photo: Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images via Foreign Policy
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India's Modi says government committed to farmers' welfare

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Indian farmers to block Delhi-Jaipur highway

Farmers from the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, angry at recently enacted farm laws, have been trying to stage protests in the capital, New Delhi [FIle: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters]
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Protesting Indian farmers call for nationwide strike on Tuesday