Opinion
Sanjeevani Budget for agriculture and cooperatives in Amrit Kaal
This year’s Budget has planted the seeds of a shift in the approach at a fundamental...
State elections’ outcome to decide political-economic policies; rural voters are roaring
After these Assembly elections and in the run-up to more state polls before the...
Caste dimension of Budget 2022-23
The Budget proposals are inclined to benefit the higher-income groups. It appears...
Centralized system of government and parties leads to unrest among leaders of stature
The story is more or less the same in most of the parties — the rights are increasingly...
States should focus on agriculture followed by industrialization for sustainable, inclusive growth
Growth in India may be categorized into several phases. Every phase has had its...
Agriculture-centric policy needed for sustainable and inclusive growth
Economists identified growth linkage and the multiplier effect of agriculture growth...
Rural development through agribusiness: Meeting the challenges
Agribusiness initiatives appear to be the panacea for all issues affecting rural...
In 2022 Inclusive agriculture is the right road map for development
The policymakers will have to get away from the use of words like “instant solution”...
Demand for effective MSP is the way forward for farmers’ movement
Farmers have returned home after staying in for more than a year. While this retreat...
Farming Class of 2021 would be a turning point for national agenda
The year 2021 would also go down in Indian history as a turning point for our polity...
Repeal of the Farm Laws: What next?
All three farm laws stand repealed. Does this mean the end of reforms in agriculture?...
India adversely impacted by a flawed and discriminatory subsidies’ regime
On December 14, a WTO dispute settlement panel concluded in its report that India...
Inflation is a pick-pocket, must be arrested soon
Inflation in wholesale mandis , as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) at...
Why the current farmers’ movement is bigger than Champaran and Kheda
Farmers will return from the encampments set up on the Delhi borders to their homes...
Only a comprehensive agricultural policy can reverse the decades-long neglect
The farmers may have won a battle against the farm laws, but they stand to lose...
Don't dismiss farmers as vote banks; India Inc treating them as partners must be the way forward
In a democracy as vibrant as India, the political economy cannot be overlooked by...
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