Farmer groups in India have been protesting in New Delhi to demand a legally backed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops. The government and farm leaders have gone through several rounds of discussions and negotiations but there has been no breakthrough. On 13 February farmer groups launched the “Delhi Chalo” march and for several weeks protesters in trucks and tractors were blocked from entering New Delhi by heavy security deployments within and outside the city. These protest have important economic and political implications and to unpack these Mr Saeeduddin Faridi, Research Analyst, ISAS, is in conversation with Mr Harish Damodaran, National Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor, Indian Express. They discuss the demands of the protests, the political economy of the farming sector in India and what drives the government’s response to the protests.
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Episode 43: Sri Lanka’s Maritime Identity - Geopolitics and Developments
Episode 42: India-China Border Disputes - Will there be a settlement ?
Episode 41: Opportunities in Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 hit Tourism Industry
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Episode 39: The New Pakistan - Assessing Continuity and Change Under Imran Khan
Episode 38: India-Australia Virtual Summit - Insights from Ambassador Anil Wadhwa
Episode 37: Pandemic and the Role of Technology with Dr Anuradha Rao, Founder of CyberCognizanz
Episode 36: COVID-19 Special Series with Mr K Shanmugam, Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs and Law
Episode 35: COVID-19 Special Series with the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Rukhsana Afzaal
Episode 34: COVID-19 Special Series with the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore, Md Mustafizur Rahman
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Episode 32: COVID-19 Special Series with the Indian High Commissioner HE Jawed Ashraf
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Episode 29: Intra-Afghan Talks - Obstacles and Prospects
Episode 28: Will COVID-19 Integrate SAARC?
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