India’s “flawed” democracy and the colonial legacy
It is time for India and Asia to recognize that Western criticism which may sometimes hold a mirror, can often be a legacy of…
22 April 2021
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Vinod is a HR leader for a leading tech company in the Silicon Valley. He writes on topics including the economy, science and education. He is an alumnus of IIT Bombay, Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Part-9: What is the path forward?
By demanding more MSP and trying to finish the private sector by asking for mandatory MSP, can the farmers decide that India should stop…
12 January 2021
Part-8: The issue of giving MSP prices to all farmers
Blind mistrust of corporates is dangerous. There are only two options for investments, Governments and the private sector. If governments have not delivered, it…
12 January 2021
Part-7: Will farmers get a bad deal by privatization?
It is rather inane to say that Mandis would shut down because of privatization as the Indian Government is duty bound to provide foodgrains…
12 January 2021
Part-6: Are the protests non-political?
While the ruling party has accused the Congress, SAD and AAP of both promising and supporting changes in APMC earlier and now walking back…
12 January 2021
Part-5: Are farmers from all over India protesting?
Contrary to mischievous media reports that “All Indian Farmers are up in arms”, it would be more accurate to say that “Rich Punjabi farmers,…
11 January 2021
Part-4: Who are the vested interests
The middlemen (arhatiyas) are the most hurt through the farmer law changes. They used to get away charging 2% commission to the farmers and…
11 January 2021
Part-3: Long term consequences of no reforms
Agricultural survey indicate that farmer are not blind to their predicament - about 40-50% of children of farmers want to get out of farming…
11 January 2021
Part-2: What is the current condition of Indian agricultural supply chains
Because farmers are short sighted, they fail to understand their best welfare is to notice economic trends in the market. They need to move…
11 January 2021
Part-1: Introduction to Indian agriculture reforms
Part 1 of a 9 part series: Doleouts, subsidies and lack of foresight has meant that Indian agriculture has deteriorated into a logjam of…
11 January 2021