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Indian unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with US

(12 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi - 12 February 2026 1. Wide of protestors holding banners shouting (Hindi) "Our slogan is struggle against every act of oppression" 2. Close of protestor, UPSOUND (Hindi) "Long live workers unity. Long live revolution." 3. Various of protestors holding flags and banners, listening to speaker 4. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Hannan Mollah, activist: “The free trade agreement that happened with U.S., Europe and New Zealand will ruin the Indian farmers. Their agriculture will be ruined. Our inputs in agriculture are more (than western countries). The western countries will capture our markets by selling cheaper products, our farmers will be forced to commit suicide. For example, cotton will be imported, our cotton farmers are already killing themselves.” 5. Close of communist flag 6. Close of placard reading (Hindi) "Abolish the four labour codes that have enslaved the people." 7. Various of protestors 8. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Zile Singh, trade unionist: “What is the reason behind Mr Modi striking a trade deal? He didn’t consult with farmers. Farmers have been ruined. Both farmers and workers will be forced to commit suicide in the coming times” 9. Protestors, UPSOUND (Hindi) "Anti-worker Modi's government - down, down!" 10. Workers shouting slogans, UPSOUND (Hindi) ‘Stop privatisation’ 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Aishe Ghosh, activist: “The kind of tariffs that have been implemented which are going to impact heavily on the farming class and the working class of our country. The trade deal is no way going to be beneficial for the working class of our country and the farmers.” 12. Mid of placard reading (Hindi) "We don’t want hate politics, we want guaranteed respectable working conditions, safety and proper wages" 13. Various of protests STORYLINE: A coalition of major trade unions and farmers’ groups in India mounted a nationwide strike Thursday to protest an interim trade deal with the United States. Protesters said the proposed agreement undermines the interests of farmers, small businesses and workers. Hannan Mollah, an activist at a protest in New Delhi, told The Associated Press that the trade deal, which sees U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods decreasing from 25% to 18%, would allow other countries to "capture" India's market. "Our farmers will be forced to commit suicide," Mollah said. Zile Singh, a trade unionist also protesting, agreed. “What is the reason behind Mr Modi striking a trade deal? He didn’t consult with farmers. Farmers have been ruined," he told The Associated Press. The government in New Delhi has defended the pact as a step toward expanding exports, attracting investments and strengthening strategic ties with the U.S. The interests of farmers in the agriculture and dairy sectors were protected, Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said recently. India and the U.S. this month announced they were moving closer to a formal trade pact, releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs and deepen economic ties. A fact sheet issued by the White House shows reciprocal tariff on Indian goods decreasing from 25% to 18%, while an additional 25% penalty tariff for India’s purchase of Russian oil will be dropped. In return, India will stop buying Russian oil and purchase $500 billion worth of U.S. goods, including energy, while cutting taxes and non-tariff barriers. AP video by Piyush Nagpal =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...