Protesting Indian farmers draw global attention with social media support

Amid the ongoing farmers' protest in India against the new farm laws, a grand council of farmers, the Kisan Mahapanchayat" was organized in northern Haryana state on Wednesday. The agitation has won global attention with prominent activists joining pop superstar Rihanna in support of their months-long campaign against agriculture reforms, but India said the intervention was irresponsible. In a veiled attack on China over the border standoff in eastern Ladakh, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India is ready to defeat any misadventure and defend its territorial integrity at all costs. The Defence Minister made the remarks as he inaugurated the 13th Aero India international air show in southern Bengaluru city.