Farmers in India stand against state crackdown on their right to protest
The ultra-right-wing government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for corporate entry into Indian agriculture, despite opposition from the majority of Indian farmers.
Farmers launch an indefinite strike in India’s Karnataka state
Agricultural workers in India have been facing the onslaught of neoliberal economic policies and are demanding economic protections.
Farmers organize tractor rallies across India and issue ultimatum to the government
In recent months farmers have intensified their struggle against the central government and its policies which favor corporations over the millions of small farmers in India.
Farmers in India intensify battle against big corporates in agriculture
Since 2020, Indian farmers have been agitating against repeated attempts by the ultra right-wing BJP-led government to open the country’s agricultural sector to big corporations.
Indian farmers are prepared to march on Delhi once again
A shutdown was observed in some parts of India on December 30 in support of protesting farmers who are demanding the government implement a legal minimum support price for all farm produce as promised in 2021.
Farmers in India intensify mobilization despite government crackdown
Farmers are demanding fair compensation for land acquired for urban projects near New Delhi and a legally guaranteed minimum support price for their crops
Indian farmers are back at the borders of New Delhi
Farmers have been protesting the failure of successive governments to compensate farmers for land lost to urbanization and development projects.
Farmers and workers in India unite against neoliberal assaults on their livelihoods
The protesters also registered their opposition to growing corporate and sectarian nexus which has been influencing the policy making under BJP led central government in the country.
Tribal communities in India fight government-corporate nexus to save Hasdeo forest
Hasdeo Aranya, one of central India’s largest forests, faces destruction from BJP-backed corporate deforestation and coal mining projects
How a communist peasant leader defeated a BJP incumbent in North India
Amra Ram is one of the eight left leaders elected from different parts of the country to represent working class in the Indian parliament’s lower chamber, Lok Sabha, usually dominated by the country’s rich
India’s BJP faces ire of farmers in final phase of elections
The ruling Modi government has failed to implement key agreements made with the farmers’ movement and is now facing protest after protest by farmers’ organizations on the campaign trail
Indian workers and farmer stage historic three-day protest
The three-day nationwide protest called by central trade unions and farmers’ organizations against government policies concluded on November 28 with a call to defeat the ruling BJP in the 2024 elections if key demands are not met
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