1 / 9Policemen stand vigil near protestors blocking a highway during a strike in New Delhi. Farmers in India are calling for a shutdown as their protest against new agriculture laws continues. Thousands of farmers are protesting reforms that they say could devastate crop prices and reduce their earnings. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
2 / 9Protestors eat a meal on a highway during a strike in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
3 / 9Protestors block a highway during a strike in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
4 / 9An elderly farmer reads a newspaper by a dying bonfire during a strike in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
5 / 9Supporters of left parties block a railway track during a nationwide shutdown called by thousands of Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws, in Kolkata. The strike follows five rounds of talks between the farmers and the Indian government that have failed to produce any breakthroughs. The farmers say the laws will lead the government to stop buying grain at minimum guaranteed prices and result in exploitation by corporations that will push down prices. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
6 / 9Commuters travel on a local train during a nationwide shutdown called by thousands of Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws, in Kolkata. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
7 / 9A wholesale vegetable market is seen with few vendors during a strike in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
8 / 9A rickshaw driver pedals past a wholesale vegetable market seen with few vendors during a strike in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
9 / 9A municipal worker sweeps an almost deserted wholesale market during a strike in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
