Question

What is the role of people in maintaining food security?

Answer 1

Food Security Act,2013, will prove to be counterproductive for the ruling United Progressive Alliance government, according to renowned economist and professor of economics and law at Columbia University Jagdish Bhagwati (Bottom, Left). In an interview with Nayanima Basu, he says if the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Bali, where food security is  one of the important issues, fail, it will adversely impact India. Edited excerpts:

Is the proposed WTO Peace Clause enough for countries like India and the G-33 coalition of countries that want to reform the subsidy regime under global trading norms considering the rise in food prices globally?

India is going out on a limb on its G-33 proposal which has attracted the response of the Peace Clause. We need to bring agricultural subsidies everywhere under discipline and to object to that for India is to believe that our agricultural sector will remain forever in need of price support.
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