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.
Episode 223: Snapshot of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Relations in December 2023
Episode 222: Road to 2024 General Elections
Episode 221: Bangladesh’s Electoral Challenges
Episode 220: Analysing the Expectations for COP28
Episode 219: US Investment in Adani Port Project in Sri Lanka
Episode 218: India’s Climate Diplomacy
Episode 217: India’s Approach to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Episode 216: Sri Lanka’s State of Democracy and Governance Challenges in 2023
Episode 215: Maldives Presidential Election Results
Episode 214: Women’s Reservation in India
Episode 213: Future of Green Hydrogen in India
Episode 212: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Episode 211: India’s G20 - Outcomes and Way Forward
Episode 210: India Post G20 Summit - Strategic Opportunities and Challenges
Episode 209: BRICS Summit 2023
Episode 208: Maldives Presidential Elections 2023
Episode 207: Two Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
Episode 206: Climate Resilience in Indian Cities
Episode 205: Sri Lanka in 2023 - Economic, Political, and Foreign Policy Developments
Episode 204: Data Protection in India - Cybersecurity Implications
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