Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 3:35:51 pm Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. (Archive) On Tuesday afternoon, when Defense Minister Rajnath Singh began the first rounds of talks With protesting farmers, the government hopes that he will pacify the farmers and lock them in “constructive …
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