South Asia TaLkS

In the coming weeks we would like to explore gender-gap in political representation of women in online spaces. Young scholars and researchers are encouraged to send their entries.    

So what exactly are the Farmer's laws in India that have riled up farmers so bad? The issue is complicated. Agriculture is a heavily regulated industry and, importantly, within the ambit of the state governments in India. Thus, agricultural laws were always state-specific, and countrywide reforms were always difficult and required consensus building.