Indian farmer protest

Trolleys belonging to farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, are parked on a national highway at Shambhu, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Analysis

India's farmer protest fuels opposition hopes of denting Modi's appeal

Over 40% of India's 1.4 billion people are dependent on agriculture and many say they have suffered economically under Modi at the expense of their urban counterparts

Farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021, run for cover amidst tear smoke fired by police to disperse them at Shambhu, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, February 13, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Why Indian farmers are marching in protest to the capital

Farmers try to remove a barricade during a tractor rally to protest against farm laws on the occasion of India's Republic Day in Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
South Asia

No mandate yet for Indian farmers to join controversial digitised ecosystem

A framer attends a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi, India, 14 December, 2020/ Reuters
South Asia

Indian farmers call off lengthy protest after govt assurances