India Farmers Revolt
World Affairs Council of Charleston
English - February 13, 2021 21:47 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Business Non-Profit diplomacy education worldaffairs Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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World Affairs Council of Charleston resident South Asia expert Al Thibault discusses the farmer revolt in India. Initial protests by rice and wheat growers from northern India have now spread across the country while the federal government refuses to repeal recently passed ‘agricultural reform’ laws which impact nearly 15% of India's $2.9 trillion economy and about half its workforce.