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India's Modi vows to pursue reforms after deadly farmer riot

Indian PM Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses media representatives upon his arrival for the budget session at the Parliament in New Delhi on January 29, 2021.

Photo credit: Money Sharma | AFP

What you need to know:

  • His government have insisted that the agriculture sector needs to be modernised, but farmers fear the deregulation laws will place them at the mercy of big corporations that already dominate other industries.

New Delhi,

India will push on with sweeping agriculture reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday, as he criticised last week's deadly riot in the capital following a long-running protest campaign by farmers.