On tonight’s South Asia spotlight
, we unpack the historic farmer protests in India that have been ongoing for nearly two months, and is probably one of the largest protest movement in modern history.
Earlier this week, in a blow to the Modi government, India’s Supreme Court stayed the implementation of highly contested farm laws that seek to deregulate agricultural markets. The laws triggered historic, ongoing protests outside of New Delhi and around the country since last November.
We feature a critical and insightful discussion between two grassroots organizers, Ashlesha Khadse from India, and Edgar Franks from the US on the ongoing farmer protests. What are some of the transnational gleanings that can be had from this historic moment? How can movements build and lean on each other beyond basic solidarity? How must worker and environmental justice movements draw from the past and the present to move forward in the future?
Later in the show, guest producer Diana Cancabin exposes the health inequities around the pandemic, particularly around how Asian American communities have been impacted.