Millions of people are on strike across India, shutting down banking, construction and manufacturing, postal services and disrupting public transport among other sectors. Trade unions say they have united to protest against new labour laws and a-long standing policy of Narendra Modi’s government to privatise public services and favour big business over workers. So why are so many people angry? And what does this mean for Modi’s government and for his economic policies known as ‘modinomics’?

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