Dockers working across India’s 12 major state-run ports have called off an indefinite strike scheduled to start today – Wednesday – after accepting an 8.5% pay rise, improved conditions and pensions. The pay offer, backdated to January 2022, came the day before 20,000 workers were due to take strike action which would have coincided with congestion at ports in Europe and Asia, and had a major impact on regional and global trade. (....)