'PM keeps changing goal posts for farmers'

'Why did the government not include a provision in the bills which categorically stated that no crop will be sold below the MSP in the open market?' IMAGE: Members of various farmer organisations......

'Farmers' andolan has put PM on the backfoot'

'Political parties are following the Divide and Rule policy to break the unity of farmers.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and other leaders......

'Once again Modi has done jumlabaazi'

'He is not looking at the interest of farmers. He only wants to do the politics of elections.''This Budget is for the new super India. It is exploiting the villages of Bharat.' Farmers in their......

Analysis: Why Cong-NCP won despite poor governance

Is it time to redefine democracy in today's India? Is it time to review the way we understand the Indian voter? The results of the 288 assembly elections in the very important state of Maharashtra,......

New formula to cut inflation: Cut salaries by half!

When activists of the Right to Food campaign attacked Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia over the Rs 32 per capita per day cut-off for poverty line, Vijay Jawandhia -- a......

Will the loan waiver relieve farmer distress?

Ultimately, it boils down to whether a loan waiver will help without taking action to improve irrigation facilities and to ensure remunerative prices for farmers.Vijay Jawandhia, President,......

Why are Indian farmers killing themselves?

Why are Indian farmers killing themselves? For Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), part of the Geneva-based International Institute for Sustainable Development, the key to this question is shut in......