Why Indian farmers are up in arms and the similarity to protests in Europe

02/16/24 • 10 min

Farmers in India have been on the march demanding greater procurement prices and financial support from the government, among other things. Meanwhile, farmers across Europe are up in arms because of falling prices for their harvest, access to credit, pesticide regulations and food import policies. Globally, agriculture is in turmoil and this doesn’t bode well for food security and farm incomes. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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‘Supreme Court’s flawed reasoning when ruling in favour of govt is worrying’

Trust in the Supreme Court and the wider judiciary is eroding fast. This comes on the back of disappointing rulings over the past few years, inaction in some cases and what seem to be contradictory utterances. In a constitutional democracy, courts play an important counter-majoritarian function and are a check on the executive. Many think the Supreme Court is failing in these functions.

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