#98 - Indian Farm Reforms | Anand Ranganathan

India enacted three laws in September 2020 to liberate its agriculture sector from decades of restrictive market practices. These changes have however led to farmer protests in parts of India - specifically Punjab and Haryana. These protests have been extensively covered in the Western media after some celebrities were roped in to tweet in favour of these protests.

This episode attempts to demystify the farm laws and the ongoing protests. This is a joint production between Bharatvaarta and Conservative Friends of Commonwealth (CFOC). CFOC seeks to strengthen the Conservative ties with the Commonwealth to promote and uphold shared values of democracy. The UK and other Commonwealth countries have a large Indian diaspora and they have all been naturally interested in what’s going on in India with respect to the farm law reform.

Our guest for this episode is Dr Anand Ranganathan. Anand is a Professor at the Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He is also an author, columnist and rules the Indian television airwaves every night with his 30-second quips.

0:00 - Introduction
1:42 - About CFOC and their opinion of the protests
8:38 - Anand Ranganathan - Background of farmer's protests
17:20 - How can contract farming impact the agricultural industry?
25:24 - Minimum support prices: Why is it a contentious issue?
32:30 - Environmental revolution due to MSP
38:00 - Why hasn't the protest got a great response across the country?
42:11 - Blockading the national capital for the 2nd year in a row: Future of protesting in democracy
46:04 - The UK perspective on the farmers' protests
48:21 - Western celebrities and their role in the protests
51:11 - The Western gaze on India
53:23 - About Western media and it's left-leaning influence. Is it similar in India?
59:16 - Is the Khalistani movement responsible for the protest
1:05:15 - COVID and its role in the protests
1:09:53 - Conclusion

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[plexusgamer]

Finally I no longer need to watch with a disappointment that Anand sir is only going to spend 30 seconds to discuss an important topic. Can hear Anand sir talk for hours together, thank you for enlightening us. You’re a treasure of this nation. Long live Anand sir

[shomap]

I am here from Twitter and it’s such a treat listening to Dr Anand

[LazarusPT]

Watched this from Canada 🇨🇦
Loved this discussion.
And i believe there's nothing wrong in the farm laws.

[vipulkumar]

Always love to hear anand ranganathan sir✌️✌️

[sushruthas]

Thank you for choosing the right and capable man of understanding the issue and think of something positive to the nation. Dhanyavadah.

[yogendrapalsingh]

संक्षिप्तम्
भारत: सहिष्णु: पर न क्षीण: .
In short
India tolerant but not weak
अनेन स्थ: सदैव शिखरम् ।
But it is always on peak ।

[ivychua]

Gratitude for this discussion 🙏🙏🙏Dr Anand

[naruvimama]

Now I understand why Aravind Kejrewal protests against his own government.

[bhavanikumar]

Anandji discussed threadbare the propaganda and agenda behind the farm bill protests. Education for a lot of us. Thank you 🙏🙏

[maximumminimum]

NRI hindu Must unite to protect Hinduism

[venkateshshanbhag]

Sirji I am delighted and thanks that we can hear you more more henceforth.

[arvindmishra]

thanx Mr ranganathan for clarifying the issues where I too had grey views

[leroneblake]

Thank you for this, interesting discussion

[mr.a]

Great session, Great work by Bharatvaarta Team, Thanks a ton🙏...btw Phoebbe Sullivan is so cute😘😁 no offense....😜😬

[ven]

English media is read by 3% of Indian population. It is a country of over 18 languages.

The Indian Sikhs don't want Kalistan. It is only some of the Canadian imigrants, who are Sikh and who are not farmers but landlords who want it.

[gopals]

Anand truly revealed astonishing facts of India agriculture sector, how Farmers are getting looted by Congress, Communist MSP policy as well Punjab, Maharashtra leaders. It’s shocking to see Agriculture sector contribution of less than 10% to GDP since Independence and India’s working force 49% allocation to that sector. The Britishers made the slavery seed of the slogan ‘India is largely and majority Agriculture owned country’. The Congress and Communists keep on trying to preserve that slogan and making sure generations after generations forced to spend their lives in Agriculture. That way, the Congress totally screwed up generations from 1960 to 2000. Now with these agricultural reforms, at least there is a hope, Modi could bring out at least 20% from 49% of work labor from Agriculture and focus on rest of sectors.

[aishwaryomkar]

Hey youtube algo, work your magic, cmon..

[ashoks]

In a recent research on Basmati rice, the pesticides residue was way above certain limits prescribed EU hence the traders are selling it in Middle East. That day is not far when Middle East countries will also insist on same quality.

[divyanshveer]

Everyone who speakes an alternate point of view is either anti modi or illogical

What a great theory !!
Hats off !!

[chethansagar]

Let’s get these people into the government and give them audience and live videos to show transparency.

Anand let’s get you talking in Hindi because 80% of Northern India consume content in Hindi.