Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India, December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi.
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmers' unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the deadlock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September.
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