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Indian Agriculture: Between the 2026 Union budget & US-India trade deal, a huge setback for Indian farmers

While the Indian corporate media has hailed the reduction of tariffs to the US, now at 18 per cent (still up from the previous single digit figures), it is the blanket non-tariff barriers to US agriculture goods that will hit Indian farmers hard

Delhi Police allegedly detain 25 women and a toddler

Farmer leaders condemned the excessive actions of the Delhi police of detaining a group of women farmers simply for showing farmer union flags and Nishan Sahib

Karnataka farmers ask: Where is MSP Modi ji?

Farmer leaders, during MSP Dilao Abhiyan, visited Gulbarga mandi and revealed market prices remain below MSP rates, in stark contrast to the Centre’s assurances.

Farmer Navreet Singh’s death: Delhi HC directs UP Police to submit post mortem video  

The petitioner and Delhi’s counsel argued that UP police had been non-cooperative and did not hand over important medical reports

India’s farmers and workers to commemorate Anti-Privatisation Day on March 15

Central trade union and farmer organisation leaders discuss future protests and agree to oppose the central government’s policies in all future protests together

IT raids, govt’s desperate attempt to attack farmer supporters: SKM

Farmers said that instead of fulfilling farmers’ demands, the central government is attacking farmers and their supporters; Anurag Kashyap, Tapsee Pannu in regime's crosshairs

Karnataka HC asks State to clarify their stand on compensation for farmer suicides

The affidavit submitted by the government provides that only those farmers who obtained loans from banks will be compensated

BJP begins to pay a political price as farmers’ struggle completes three months

In the week before the historic nationwide farmers’ struggle completed three months on February 26, the BJP had already begun to pay a heavy political price for its pro-corporate obstinacy

Farmers focus on assembly election stating “govt only understands votes”

Farmers organisation announces a series of events upto March 15 including another Mahila Kisan Diwas to honour women farmers.

2020-2021: The historic farmers agitation and its significance

While opposing the brazenly pro-corporate policies of the present government, the further success of the farmers’ movement lies in co-operative farming, addressing issues of land ownership and distribution, fair wages, implementation of the FRA 2006 as well as the barriers caused by caste and gender

Farmers’ tractor rally: Delhi court grants bail to man accused of attempting to run over the Police

The court observed that “no specific role” can be assigned to him and that he has been in jail since January 26

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