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Some External Intervention In Farmers’ Protests Is Neither Altruistic Nor Organic

The protests in NCR have entered the third month. The scale, planning, preparations and reach demonstrate that a well-oiled machinery is guiding it. The intervention by some of the personalities mentioned above is by no means altruistic or organic. It is the handiwork of influential forces that are aiding and abetting the agitation from behind the scenes.

About Mr Trudeau, the less said the better. His administration is one of the most strident critics of India’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) at the WTO, yet actuated by questionable motives he suddenly opted to express concern and support for the farmers. His “surrendering to domestic politics, has put at risk Indo-Canadian relations” writes Dr Jagdish Bhagwati.

In response to a question on 3 February, the US State Department spokesperson said: “We recognise that peaceful protests are a hallmark of any thriving democracy… We encourage that any…

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