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TopicFarm laws

Topic: farm laws

7-hr meeting with govt inconclusive, Punjab farmers to continue protest against farm laws

The talks between Punjab farmers and the central government on the new farm laws will continue, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said.

Saving India needs saving Indian federalism

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BJP sets up talks between farmers, Rajnath & Goyal to end deadlock over Punjab train services

BJP leader Harjeet Singh Grewal says protesting farmers were invited to Delhi, but farmers say they only got 'feelers'. Passenger & goods train services to Punjab were suspended in October.

Farm laws usurped state powers, restore them or Centre must step up — Mamata writes to Modi

In a letter to PM Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says the new amendments have led to hoarding of agricultural commodities, resulting in the common man suffering.

Agriculture reforms will directly connect farmers to market, remove middlemen, says Modi

Modi added that under the Swamitva scheme, farmers will be issued property cards, which will help in getting loans and end the 'game of grabbing properties.'

Haryana Congress stages walkout from assembly over farm laws, duration of session

As uproar broke out in the Haryana Assembly, CM Manohar Lal Khattar said the farm bills were in the interest of farmers so there was no point in bringing a resolution to condemn them.

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Bihar holds out hope for India’s farmers, but only PM Modi seems to see it

Centre’s new farm laws aren’t an issue in Bihar as state had repealed APMC Act in 2006. But no politician, even CM Nitish, is highlighting its success stories.

Punjab CM to lead protest in Delhi after President declines to meet over farm laws

Amarinder Singh had sought an appointment with the President Wednesday to seek assent to bills recently passed by the state in a bid to negate the Centre's new farm laws.

First survey of farmers after Modi govt’s 3 farm laws is bad news for the BJP

The Gaon Connection survey suggests that the govt and media will live in denial if they see farmers’ protests as a rebellion of the entitled.

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Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

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India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

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Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.