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Ashok Gulati
The writer is chair professor for agriculture at ICRIER. Views are personal
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For food and fuel, India needs strategic partnershipsSubscriber Only
September 29,2025 07:00:22 AM
It’s critical to ensure a smooth and uninterrupted supply of chemical fertilisers. Joining hands with Morocco, which accounts for almost 70 per cent of the world’s phosphate reserves, could be a game-changer for both countries.
Mon, Sep 29, 2025
Rationalise tariffs, independent of US pressure, and raise productivitySubscriber Only
September 15,2025 07:30:01 AM
Irrespective of Trump's charges, India should take a rational approach towards imports, invest in innovation and build efficient value chains.
Mon, Sep 15, 2025
‘Exports good, imports bad’ is the flawed logic driving Trump’s tariff politicsSubscriber Only
September 01,2025 07:13:51 AM
Trade brings prosperity among trading nations. The only thing one has to ensure is that trading is based on rules, not export subsidies
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
Planning the next leap forwardSubscriber Only
August 18,2025 07:05:15 AM
Carrying forward India's economy would require rationalising subsidies and increasing investments in agri-R&D and efficient value chains. Environmental sustainability has to be central to this journey.
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
To get most out of trade talks with US, India needs to diversify exports, reform agricultureSubscriber Only
August 04,2025 07:39:30 AM
This is an overdue agenda, irrespective of Trump’s tariff pressures today. Hope India can do it.
Mon, Aug 04, 2025
To improve both crop and human nutrition, India needs a paradigm shiftSubscriber Only
July 21,2025 08:04:16 AM
Only when soils receive the nutrients do they produce food that nourishes rather than merely fills stomachs. This is no longer just an agricultural issue; it’s a public health imperative
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Indian agriculture’s prospects depend on innovating and adopting genetic techSubscriber Only
July 07,2025 07:28:00 AM
Prime Minister Modi’s slogan — ‘Jai Anusandhan’ (hail innovation) — is inspiring and is backed by an ambitious Rs 1 lakh crore fund. But real progress needs commercial deployment of advanced biotech: Ht Bt cotton, Bt brinjal, GM mustard, and even GM soy and corn.
Mon, Jul 07, 2025
With poverty levels now at historic lows, a need to revisit food and fertiliser subsidiesSubscriber Only
June 23,2025 06:41:08 AM
These subsidies claim the largest resources in the agri-food space and yet give sub-optimal results.
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
How to tailor the garment sector for exportsSubscriber Only
June 09,2025 07:22:10 AM
Put simply, we are too many, too small, and too dispersed. Over 80 per cent of India’s apparel units are MSMEs
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Trade deals will bring opportunities for Indian agriculture. But there will also be challengesSubscriber Only
May 26,2025 07:34:39 AM
A consistent and strategic approach to trade, combined with long-term investments in sustainable productivity, will unlock the sector’s full potential on the global stage
Mon, May 26, 2025
FTA with UK: How a stitch in time can boost India’s textile sectorSubscriber Only
May 12,2025 07:35:44 AM
The FTA opens up possibilities for the textile sector. It must now align itself with the aesthetics and practices of the global market
Mon, May 12, 2025
A revolution of clean energySubscriber Only
April 28,2025 07:15:15 AM
Drastic steps are needed to restore the health of our planet. India's unsustainable agricultural production system must change
Mon, Apr 28, 2025
India needs its cards right to navigate a world governed by Trump’s tariffsSubscriber Only
April 14,2025 07:27:48 AM
India has an opportunity to occupy the space that China will vacate in America, especially in labour-intensive sectors like textiles and apparel, machinery, toys and games, footwear and leather
Mon, Apr 14, 2025
The thread and weave of reforming India’s textiles industrySubscriber Only
March 31,2025 07:06:40 AM
Achieving the $100 billion target of textiles and apparel exports by 2030 seems a tall order, unless dramatic, game-changing reforms are introduced
Mon, Mar 31, 2025
Ashok Gulati writes: Trump’s tariff war: How should India play its cards?Subscriber Only
March 17,2025 07:41:45 AM
India can accommodate US interests on trade without compromising its own. It can begin by identifying goods, whose tariff reductions will have minimal domestic impact
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Trump’s America First, an opening for Indian farmsSubscriber Only
March 03,2025 07:11:02 AM
His threat of reciprocal tariffs could be a chance to transition from protectionism to a productivity-driven agri-export strategy.
Mon, Mar 03, 2025
Can India replicate the Amul success story for the food and vegetables’ sector?Subscriber Only
February 17,2025 07:05:00 AM
It is challenging but not impossible. What we need is scale, policy backing, and a champion to drive this growth
Mon, Feb 17, 2025
Ashok Gulati, Raya Das on Budget 2025: Stopping short of the farmSubscriber Only
February 03,2025 06:55:39 AM
Budget makes some progress in addressing agricultural challenges. But approach remains incremental rather than transformational
Mon, Feb 03, 2025
Ashok Gulati writes: The reform and welfare India needsSubscriber Only
January 20,2025 07:22:01 AM
MSP framework needs a revisit. The competitive populism to give free food, power, or highly subsidised fertilisers, or pocket money in the name of Ladli Behna, is a race to the bottom
Mon, Jan 20, 2025
Best of both sides | Ashok Gulati writes: Why MSP should not be legalisedSubscriber Only
January 10,2025 07:19:22 AM
India is the only country that implicitly taxes its agriculture by suppressing market prices. What Indian farmers need is freer markets
Fri, Jan 10, 2025
A 2025 wishlist for farms and farmersSubscriber Only
January 06,2025 06:55:05 AM
If PM Modi wants to make India ‘viksit’ by 2047, agricultural incomes must improve appreciably
Mon, Jan 06, 2025
Manmohan Singh to Muhammad Ali, with humilitySubscriber Only
December 28,2024 07:00:13 AM
‘What an amazing level of humility, humanity, and wisdom I found in him’
Sat, Dec 28, 2024
What can the budget do for agricultureSubscriber Only
December 23,2024 07:35:08 AM
Policies should ensure agriculture respects soil health, it is more productive and remunerative for farmers. It should ensure nutritional security and not tax natural resources
Mon, Dec 23, 2024
All is not well with soilSubscriber Only
December 09,2024 05:05:09 AM
Fertiliser subsidy is causing a skewed nutrient profile. For farm productivity and human health, this must be addressed.
Mon, Dec 09, 2024
Three solutions for clean airSubscriber Only
November 25,2024 07:17:47 AM
Better incentive for crop diversification, greater investment in switch to electric vehicles and other innovative technologies are needed to address the pollution crisis in Delhi. This is a matter of survival.
Mon, Nov 25, 2024Journalism of Courage
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