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Sharma: Mr Prime Minister, Your Policies Are Alienating The Tribals
Znet Article, November, 07 2009
Devinder Sharma
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh often expresses his side of the dormant human face that lies somewhere burried deep inside him. A day before yesterday, as a Maoist bandh began in Orissa and in parts of West Bengal, Prime Minister acknowledged there ...
Sharma: The Missing Link: Climate Change vs Free Trade
Commentary, October, 31 2009
Devinder Sharma
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The countdown has begun. The forthcoming UN Climate Change conference (popularly called CoP 15) scheduled to be held at Copenhagen from Dec 7-18 2009 is generating tremendous excitement. Climate change has suddenly become the buzzword. As top poli...
Sharma: The Dr Borlaug I Knew
Commentary, October, 19 2009
Devinder Sharma
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The late agronomist Norman Borlaug, regarded as the father of the "Green Revolution", is credited with saving millions from starvation. Despite the criticisms of environmentalists, Borlaug had a strong appreciation for the centrality of farmers' l...
Sharma: India: Corruption drives economic prosperity
Commentary, May, 27 2009
Devinder Sharma
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Come to think of it. Over the last few years, there is more prosperity visible all around. More people have disposable incomes, more people are now travelling abroad, more people are flying around in the country, more people throng the super malls...
Sharma: G-20 Summit: Learning from a frog in a pond
Commentary, March, 30 2009
Devinder Sharma
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Top leaders from the largest 20 economies of the world -- called G-20 -- will assemble in London on April 2. As the Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros said: "this will be the world's last chance to avert economic disaster."
Sharma: Do GM Crops Increase Yield? The Answer is No
Commentary, March, 25 2009
Devinder Sharma
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Lies, damn lies, and the Monsanto website. Tell a lie a hundred times, and the chances are that it will eventually appear to be true. When it comes to genetically modified crops, Monsanto makes such an effort – and it could be that you too are d...
Sharma: Nineteen Blind Men and a Woman, and the Economy
Commentary, November, 23 2008
Devinder Sharma
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This isn't a tale from Panchtantra. Nor is it from Aesop's Fables.
Sharma: In India, the question to be asked: "Where Will the Money Come From?"
Commentary, October, 21 2008
Devinder Sharma
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It didn't hurt when the farmers were dying. Over 200,000 farmers have committed suicide in the past 15 years. And more than 40 per cent of India's 600 million farmers want to quit agriculture looking for menial jobs in the cities.
Sharma: Global Priority: Feeding Markets, Starving Hungry
Commentary, September, 23 2008
Devinder Sharma
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The giants have stepped on a financial minefield. In the past six months, three of America's top five investment banks have disappeared. The remaining two - Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs - are gasping for breath. While Morgan Stanley is conside...
Sharma: Meat Generates Global Heat
Commentary, September, 19 2008
Devinder Sharma
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Science, economics and politics have a strong correlation. Whether it is the continuing debate on international trade or the growing heat on global warming, it is invariably politics that determines the final agenda.
Sharma: Poison in Your Stomach
Commentary, September, 02 2008
Devinder Sharma
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After the rats, goats, sheep and cows, it is now the turn of Indians. In a few months from now, if the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of India has its way, the first genetically modified food crop - Bt Brinjal - will be on your table.
Sharma: What caused WTO collapse? It was cotton subsidies, stupid?
Commentary, August, 05 2008
Devinder Sharma
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In an editorial entitled 'The Next Step for World Trade' (Aug 2, 2008), the New York Times wrote: "The battle lines for the new world order were exposed at the World Trade Organization this week. The breakdown of the Doha round of trade negotiatio...
Sharma: WTO Talks, A Tsunami Averted
Commentary, July, 31 2008
Devinder Sharma
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It was a close call. Till the last minute, suspense became overbearing. Glued to our seats and teetering on the brink of fear, with abated breath we awaited the outcome of the last minute efforts to save an unjust an inequitable "Doha round" deal....
Sharma: Food Crisis, Trade and GM crops
Commentary, July, 22 2008
Devinder Sharma
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It couldn't have been better timed. Global food crisis is turning out to be a savior for the agribusiness industry. More free trade and a fast track adoption of genetically modified crops are being proposed as the possible solution.
Sharma: Short-term remedy, but no long-term vision
Commentary, March, 22 2008
Devinder Sharma
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The Rs 60,000 crore farm loan waiver is a positive step towards addressing agrarian distress. But the 25,000 crore booster for new farm initiatives, which focuses entirely on agribusiness, corporate agriculture and food retail, is likely to lead t...
Sharma: US Farm Bill 2007: Cat among pigeons
Commentary, October, 01 2007
Devinder Sharma
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As a child I had always wondered as to why pigeons shut its eyes when it sees a cat. After all, how na•ve or stupid depending on how you perceive the act, can the pigeons be to think that a visible threat to its life, which is as sure as death, ca...
Sharma: Displacing farmers India will have 400 million agricultural refugees
Commentary, July, 17 2007
Devinder Sharma
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It was on the cards. With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announcing the formation of a new rehabilitation policy for farmers displaced from land acquisitions, it is now official -- farmers have to quit agriculture.
Sharma: Displacing farmers: India Will Have 400 million Agricultural Refugees:
Znet Article, June, 23 2007
Devinder Sharma
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Displacing farmers: India Will Have 400 million Agricultural Refugees:
Sharma: Markets hate farmers
Commentary, February, 17 2007
Devinder Sharma
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Farmers in United States, Europe and for that matter in other rich and industrialised countries are quitting agriculture. That makes me wonder. Why? After all, they get huge subsidies. They have the advantage of being literate and techno-savvy. Th...
Sharma: The New Maharajas of India
Commentary, December, 17 2006
Devinder Sharma
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What is it like to be a modern-day Indian prince? Devinder Sharma and Bhaskar Goswami explain how the laws of the land are being redefined to bring in the reality of the royal tag for the rich and beautiful.
