Hemal Thakker

Hemal Thakker is a food and agriculture policy analyst and student of environment policy with specialisations in agriculture policy and african affairs at the Paris School of International Affairs, SciencesPo.

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On climate change, India’s challenges leading the Global SouthSubscriber Only

December 20, 2023 06:59 IST

India has immense potential to develop renewable energy and how it expands and scales up this capacity will be a critical barometer of its contribution to global climate change mitigation in the coming decade

Wed, Dec 20, 2023

The wheat of the matter: Disruption of supply chains due to Ukraine war has implications for India’s food securitySubscriber Only

September 08, 2022 03:45 IST

Christophe Jafferlot and Hemal Thakker write: There is a need to set restrictions on the reserves that the private sector can hold. This will help prevent the opaqueness of private sector reserves, which often fuels speculation by large international financial actors. Internationally, positional limits could be set on speculators

Thu, Sep 08, 2022

Why India’s green façade is crackingSubscriber Only

November 11, 2021 03:13 IST

Christophe Jaffrelot, Hemal Thakker write: Even though it has invested in renewable energy and announced a net-zero target, there is a gap between the announcements and the ground reality, as is evident from the promotion of coal.

Fri, Nov 12, 2021

What India’s farm crisis really needsSubscriber Only

March 16, 2021 02:45 IST

To solve India’s deep agrarian crisis, more public investment and government support are needed, not the new farm laws

Wed, Mar 24, 2021

Why should Indian agriculture be liberalised when in most countries governments subsidise it?Subscriber Only

December 03, 2020 03:02 IST

Without some support from the state, the smallest of Indian peasants would be even more vulnerable.

Thu, Dec 03, 2020

State intervention is needed to make farming economically and ecologically viableSubscriber Only

July 21, 2020 03:00 IST

Instead of further liberalisation of agriculture, state intervention for better pricing, investments in water harvesting and an agroecological transition could ensure a more resilient system to weather shocks like the current one.

Tue, Jul 21, 2020

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By revealing magnitude of migrant worker phenomenon, COVID-19 points to rural distressSubscriber Only

April 10, 2020 00:06 IST

According to the 2011 census, 3.5 million migrants who moved within the last one year stated economic reasons for migration. The corresponding numbers for the 2001 and 1991 census, were, respectively, 2.2 and 1.4 million.

Fri, Apr 10, 2020