[India] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 4, 2025, members of the Muslim community staged peaceful protests outside mosques in Punjab state against the Waqf (Amendment) Act (2025), claiming it violated Muslim rights. The protests were categorized as low severity and remained peaceful.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. Given the peaceful nature and low severity classification, immediate supply chain disruptions appear minimal.

Watch points

• Monitor whether protests expand beyond Punjab state or escalate in intensity
• Track any government response that could affect broader civil order in the region