The ongoing farmers' protests in India will likely persist for weeks and potentially longer, creating significant disruptions and personal safety risks in and around New Delhi and other areas of northern India, while also illustrating challenges to agricultural sector reform. For more than two weeks, a coalition of more than 200 Indian farmers' unions has been leading tens of thousands of farmers on a protest march to the country's capital New Delhi in support of varying demands. The protesting farmers, who are primarily from nearby northern states including Punjab and Haryana, have severely challenged travel and business operations in northern states and the capital of New Delhi by blocking roads and conducting other localized disruptive actions. Authorities have deployed some 50,000 police officers, who have used tear gas and sporadically clashed with farmers. Security forces have also used static obstacles (like concrete barriers and concertina wire) in an attempt to...
