Farmers in India begin country-wide strike amid standoff with Modi government

Protesting farmers in India launched a countrywide strike as a standoff with the government over new farm laws intensified. The strike on Tuesday follows three rounds of inconclusive talks between the two sides over ’anti-farmer’ laws which farmers have also described as being ’pro-corporate’. Another round of talks between the two parties is scheduled for Wednesday.

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