India in the Present Global Food Crisis : A Myopic Approach towards Public Stockholding of Foodgrains
By Ranjini Basu The unfolding effects of the present global food crisis in India seems to be...
Read MoreWheat harvest in central India. Photo taken as part of Development 360 project. India. Photo: Scott Wallace / World Bank
Posted by Ranjini Basu | Sep 29, 2022 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India, Opinion/Analysis
By Ranjini Basu The unfolding effects of the present global food crisis in India seems to be...
Read MoreSamyukta Kisan Morcha (United Farmers Front) celebrating the first anniversary of the historic farmers protests at Singhu border, New Delhi. 26 November, 2021.
Posted by Ranjini Basu | Apr 5, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India
The year long Indian farmers protest has inspired people all across the world. The grit,...
Read MorePosted by Ranjini Basu | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, India, Opinion/Analysis, Women
Thousands of anganwadi (child-care) workers and helpers are on strike across multiple states in...
Read MoreFarmers demonstrate at the Singhu Border protest camp outside New Delhi on 29 December 2020. Photo: Ranjini Basu
Posted by Ranjini Basu | Dec 30, 2020 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India, Photo, Social Movements
For more than a month, farmers have laid siege to India’s national capital New Delhi, demanding...
Read MoreRepresentatives of farmer unions leave Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi after a meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on 5 December 2020. Photo: Kamal Singh/PTI
Posted by Ranjini Basu | Dec 30, 2020 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India, Opinion/Analysis, Social Movements
The unprecedented unity among peasant organisations is not a sudden development. It has been built...
Read MoreFarmers protest against government agricultural reforms in India on 21 September 2020. Photo: All India Kisan Sabha
Posted by Ranjini Basu | Oct 8, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, India
October 2020 What impacts is COVID-19 (including measures put in place by the authorities) having...
Read MorePosted by Ranjini Basu | Aug 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, India, Women
By Ranjini Basu Before the COVID pandemic struck India, its Ministry of Health, stated that the...
Read MorePosted by Ranjini Basu | May 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, India
By Ranjini Basu* 29 April 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented health...
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