US Calls for Dialogue to Resolve India’s Farmers’ Protests

People attend a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a farmers' protest against farm laws at Kandela village in Jind district in the northern state of Haryana, India, Feb. 3, 2021. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

NEW DELHI—The U.S. embassy in New Delhi urged India’s government on Feb. 4 to resume talks with farmers whose months-long protests over agricultural reforms erupted into violence last week.

India’s Foreign Ministry said it had “taken note” of the comments and underlined ongoing efforts between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and farmer’s groups to resolve the situation.