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Narendra Modi

Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated

Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an agricultural scheme launched last year.
  • Thousands of farmers from several Indian states have been camped on the outskirts of New Delhi for over a month, blocking highways to demand that Modi’s government repeal the farm laws passed in September that they say threaten their livelihoods.
Published 25 Dec, 2020 03:51pm
Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests
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Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests

  • India’s main opposition party pressed the government on Thursday to call a special parliamentary session to withdraw new agricultural laws that farmers say will leave them at the mercy of big corporations.
  • Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader from the opposition Congress party, handed the president a copy of a petition that he said had attracted 20 million signatures online.
Published 24 Dec, 2020 07:25pm
India and UK to move forward on trade talks as Johnson plans visit
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India and UK to move forward on trade talks as Johnson plans visit

  • India and Britain will push negotiations on trade ties, their foreign ministers said after talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, as both countries seek to restart economies battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Trade and investment will be high on the agenda of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who will travel to New Delhi in January, his first bilateral visit since taking office.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 12:57pm
UK PM Johnson to visit India in January to strengthen trade ties
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UK PM Johnson to visit India in January to strengthen trade ties

  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India in January, his first bilateral visit since taking office, to try to strengthen trade and investment ties and work together on tackling climate change.
  • Since leaving the European Union in January, Johnson wants to promote what he calls “global Britain”.
Published 15 Dec, 2020 06:27pm
India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue
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India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue

  • Angry farmers staged demonstrations near New Delhi after rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurances that the laws would double farmers’ income.
  • Six rounds of talks between government officials and farmer union leaders have failed to resolve the challenge faced by Modi’s government.
Published 13 Dec, 2020 12:42pm
Sikh farmers' protest should be 'pre-eminently' settled between India and Pakistan: Boris Johnson
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Sikh farmers' protest should be 'pre-eminently' settled between India and Pakistan: Boris Johnson

  • Johnson said that they have serious concerns about what is happening between India and Pakistan, 'but these are pre-eminently matters for those two governments to settle'.
  • Since last month, thousands of farmers, mostly from the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana have been protesting against the three farm laws passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
Updated 10 Dec, 2020 12:07pm
Modi warns China over border tensions
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Modi warns China over border tensions

  • "A neighbour isn't just someone who shares our geography but those who share our hearts. Where the relationship is respected, it becomes warmer," he said.
Published 15 Aug, 2020 05:29pm
India's Modi rallies troops at China border, as Beijing urges caution
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India's Modi rallies troops at China border, as Beijing urges caution

  • His comments prompted Beijing to call for restraint at the tense border area in the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh.
  • India says Chinese troops have intruded across the Line of Actual Control, or the ceasefire line separating the two armies in the high altitude Ladakh region.
Published 03 Jul, 2020 07:21pm
Modi 'warmly congratulates' Putin
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Modi 'warmly congratulates' Putin

  • The constitutional reforms approved in a nationwide vote by 77.92 percent of Russian voters could allow Putin to extend his rule until 2036.
Published 02 Jul, 2020 08:50pm