Tractors at the gate of Pakistan

Activists of various parties blocking the Jammu-Pathankot highway during a nationwide shutdown called by thousands of Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws in Jammu, India, last week. — AP

THE Indian farmers have been protesting for months now in Delhi’s vicinity against legislation they view as anti-farmer and detrimental to the country’s agriculture. The protest and the Indian government’s response to it is being watched with interest in Pakistan.

The mainstream media may not have accorded it much coverage, but its portrayal on social media has a certain “Modi had it coming” feel to it.