Indian farmers, unions strike against new trade deal with US

NEW DELHI: Indian farmers took part in nationwide trade union protests on Thursday, saying they fear the implications of New Delhi’s new trade pact with the US, which will result in American products gaining duty-free access to the Indian market. Agriculture provides livelihoods for more than 40 percent of India’s 1.4 billion population, and opening the sector to foreign competition has long been politically sensitive. India signed an interim framework of the US trade deal last week, with the formal pact being expected to be finalized by March.

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