Macro implication of GST: The political impact
The GST is expected to be implemented from April 1, 2017. While it has been hailed as the single biggest tax reform since independence, many worries have been expressed about it in the media.
Globalisation and the Farmers’ Movement in India
The 1980s mark the beginning of a new trend in the farmers’ movements in India. A spate of new movements, from Shetkari Sangathana (SS) in Maharashtra to Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) in Karnataka and Bharatiya Kisan Union in Uttar Pradesh, began challenging the wider exploitative relations between the agrarian society/system, on the one hand, and industrial/international/western capital on the other.
Productivity can only curb inflation
It is in the best interest of Indian farmers to allow the GM mUstard technology to be introduced. Equally importantly GM Mustard has the potential to revitalise farm economies in states where it is likely to be introduced and might result in the same revolution
