India – PROSPECT

Exploring the Roots of India’s Farmer Protests

Photo Credit: Cambridge Globalist and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 By Harshita Chitti Rao DevavarapuContributing Writer Known for its size and diversity, India is one of the largest countries in South Asia and the largest democracy in the world. Despite having a multitude of cultures, languages and lifestyles, one commonality that unites the multiple strands […]

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December 8, 2021

ACADEMIC, agriculture, Asia, ASIA-PACIFIC, BLOG, CULTURE, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT, EVENTS, FEATURED, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOUTHEAST ASIA

Democracy, Economics, farmer protest, farming, Featured, India, Modi, POLITICS, Prospect Journal, Protest

Undervalued Yet Undeterred: Indian Farmers Protest Continues

From tractor parades crowding the streets of New Delhi to international celebrities such as Rihanna tweeting about the matter, the Indian Farmers Movement has gained substantial global traction. Faced with government backlash and right-wing resistance, the movement marches on.

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February 22, 2021

Asia, ASIA-PACIFIC, ECONOMICS, FEATURED, Global South, HUMAN RIGHTS, MEDIA, POLITICS

Deregulation, Farmers Protest, Featured, India, Modi, Modinomics

COVID-19 and the Deepening of Federalism in India

The COVID-19 pandemic is stimulating the strengthening of Federalism in India. The response to the pandemic in different states contains a larger theme of autonomy from the center.

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April 29, 2020

Asia, ECONOMICS, Global South, HEALTH, POLITICS, SOUTHEAST ASIA

BJP, coronavirus, covid19, India, Indian National Congress, international politics, Narendra Modi, POLITICS