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A constitutional, political-economy and rural governance question. “India’s agricultural crisis is not merely ecological or economic. It is also constitutional.” I. The Paradox at the Heart of Indian Agriculture In the constitutional architecture of independent India, agriculture was placed firmly in the
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Earlier this month, when bids came back for India’s latest urea import tender, most clustered around $1,000 a tonne. One bid hit $1,136. The previous tender — just a few months earlier — had cleared at $500. The world’s largest urea importer
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Modern Indian agriculture faces a paradox. Calorie production has never been higher; soil health has never been lower. Soil organic carbon levels across our intensively farmed regions have fallen below 0.5% — against the 1.5–2% threshold that soil scientists consider minimally functional.
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There is a striking paradox at the heart of India’s water story. Over the past two decades, the country has invested heavily in drip irrigation, sprinkler systems, micro-irrigation networks, and precision water application technologies. Schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
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