India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
Political Parties
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The joke's on the panchayat
The recent <i>panchayat</i> elections in Madhya Pradesh was the latest edition of the mock ritual of decentralisation
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GATT politics
Political parties, with the exception of the ruling Congress, are preparing action plans to fight GATT
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'Ours by right'
Dharwad (Karnataka) Opposition to GATT in Karnataka is spearheaded by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRSS), which has gained strength over the past 2 years and forced the ruling Congress
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Blind ballot
WHATEVER the outcome of the byelection in Rajasthan's Rajakheda assembly constituency on May 26, it will be remembered for one thing: GATT as a campaign issue. Previously, elections in Rajakheda were
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"Agriculture in India will never suffer"
Union Commerce Minister Pranab Mukherjee spoke to Down To Earth onGATT and related issues. Excerpts:
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The export graph
ALTHOUGH commerce minister Pranab Mukherjee maintains that India has good chances of cornering a sizeable chunk of the projected increase in world agricultural trade (up to 7 per cent, according to
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TRIPS and farmers' rights
Gatt on TRIPS • Provides for protection of plant varieties. • Microorganism and microbiological processes are patentable. • Countries can either provide for patenting of plant
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Running on empty
Indian farmers are entering the GATT era riding on the bogey of ignorance. Some see GATT as the golden opportunity that will unshackle them from restrictive trade practices, while others see only doom. In this background of misconceptions and rumours, pol
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If they come to power...
A look at the environmental agendas of political parties.
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A tinge of green
Issues relating to the environment, though not on top of the agenda, did make their presence felt in the just concluded assembly elections.