India Inks €100 Billion Trade Deals With Europe While Farmers Riot at Home
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s European trade tour secured major economic partnerships aimed at cutting India’s reliance on Chinese supply chains, even as thousands of farmers clashed with police back home over unresolved agricultural reforms [150053].
Modi began his visit in the Netherlands on Monday, pushing to finalize new trade agreements with European nations [150053]. The deals are designed to redirect India’s import-export flows away from Beijing, leveraging Europe’s demand for Indian goods and technology [150053].
But the diplomatic victory was overshadowed by renewed unrest on Indian soil. Farmers, already locked in a years-long battle over market deregulation laws, again confronted police forces in violent protests [150053]. The demonstrations underscore deep domestic anger over agricultural policies that farmers say favor corporate buyers over small growers [150053].
No disruptions to Modi’s trip have been reported, and the government has not commented on whether the protests will alter the trade agenda [150053].
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