PM, FM should be in touch with agriculturists
It is surprising that inflation climbed to 7.41% in the week ending March 29 despite the fact that Centre took some radical measures to arrest price rise. It is not that India lacks talent. Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram and Montek Singh Ahluwalia are some of the best economic brains in the world. The mistake these politicians seem to have committed is that they somehow lost direct touch with the people. Had they been in touch with agriculturists on the ground, they would have foreseen the shortage of foodgrains, vegetables and other commodities months in advance.