- https://www.shankariasparliament.com/current-affairs/specials/india-us-agricultural-trade
- India exported $ 5.7 billion worth agricultural products to US which is 11% of the total agri exports from India in the calendar year 2024. mainly marine products , rice- both Basmati and non-Basmati rice and vegetable extracts. Tariff avr 39% 350 %on tobacco
- In 2024, the US exported agricultural products worth $2.27 billion to India. Major exports included tree nuts ($1.12 billion), ethanol ($441.25 million), and cotton ($210.73 million). US wants to dump its extra cotton, corn soya, and have access to milk market.
- Both nations have domestic agricultural policies and subsidies
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/explained-as-us-eyes-india-market-for-farm-produce-why-these-3-crops-are-key-9902241/ As US eyes India market for farm produce, why these 3 crops are key. According to GTRI Founder Ajay Srivastava, opening up agriculture to heavily subsidized foreign imports would mean an influx of cheap food products, severely impacting Indian farmers' incomes and livelihoods.
"Over 90 per cent of global food trade is controlled by five multinational corporations that have historically used predatory pricing strategies. If India reduces protection, domestic farmers could be at the mercy of these global giants,
Supreme Court lifts the veil on demolition as extra-judicial punishment https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/supreme-court-demolition-guidelines-right-to-shelter-due-process-officials-liability-justice-gavai-viswanathan-2024/article68874963.ece Nov 16, 2024 In a people-centric judgment, the court demolishes “coincidence theory” as hollow, mandates due process to protect citizens’ right to shelter.
The Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, representing the Union government and concerned States, submitted that most of the properties demolished were found to be in breach of local municipal or panchayat laws. He suggested that in some cases it might be by a sheer coincidence that the properties in breach of local municipal laws also happened to belong to accused people. He reiterated that it was the stand of the various States that such properties could be demolished only in accordance with procedures prescribed by law.