Second Green Revolution
27. Nov 2007 00:17, sonu42IIPM PUBLICATION
What’s escaped the notice of the media by and large so far are the path-breaking agreements reached between the two countries on the agriculture front. Close to Rs.10 billion has been set aside to promote research cooperation between the two nations in the agriculture sector. Having been fed on State propaganda that the Green Revolution in India was purely the result of indigenous efforts, most Indians are not aware of the fact that the US did play a positive role in helping India trigger the Green Revolution. Who knows, the new partnership can lead to newer efforts that can trigger a Second Green Revolution – something that the Indian agricultural sector is desperately waiting for. Yet, there is a need here for Indian policy makers not to rush in where angels fear to tread. And this applies particularly to the controversial genetically modified (GM) crops and seeds that American companies specialise in. Agricultural scientists in India must be allowed to conduct extensive field trials of GM crops before the door is opened. Similarly, strategic experts caution against undue euphoria about the strategic partnership between the United States and India. Writing in the Times of India, Swaminathan Aiyer categorically states that “India and the US are not natural allies... In its current mood, the US does not want allies...but they are natural partners.” The fundamental question beyond the rhetoric and lip service about the two largest democracies of the world is, what does the US gain out of this strategic partnership apart from access to the vast Indian market and world class pool of intellectual capital?
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