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More than just a grain of truth December 31, 2020, 5:48 PM IST A former associate editor with the Times of India, Jug Suraiya writes two regular columns for the print edition, Jugular Vein, which appears every Friday, and Second Opinion, which appears on Wednesdays. His blog takes a contrarian view of topical and timeless issues, political, social, economic and speculative. LESS... MORE If the landowning classes of mid-19th century Britain were in India today, they might well enlist themselves in the ongoing farmers’ agitation in this country. The reason being a convergen...

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KS Chalam Economist and former UPSC member The present crisis in the agriculture sector is manifested in the form of farmers demonstrating on the highways leading to Delhi. It is being interpreted by liberals and radicals differently, depending upon their ideological persuasions. But the issue at hand is not an objective phenomenon, but a concrete experience, present before our eyes to see and empathise. We have seen earlier in different parts of the country, including naked Tamil Nadu ryots loitering in Delhi, farmers from Maharashtra taking out a long march to Mumbai and several other group...

Social approved meant and public works and humanitarian relief. but such moves did little to diffuse rising public anger. despite the crisis parliament refused to resend the controversial corn laws which used heavy taxation on grain to keep prices high. but the situation finally exploded and massive riots took place in london and other british cities. the disturbances climaxed in manchester with the so-called peterloo massacre. crowds of women and children set upon by horses wielding shorts and machetes slawson their way through the crowd you have just told in the dozens it's one of

>> to the degree the economist, which i think is a fantastic magazine is a symbol of globalism. globalism has been a p perjorative. how do you confront this, the fact that we're all, to a lot of the angriest people in the world on the wrong side of the equation? >> first of all, nothing new. we were founded 175 years ago to put the case for an open world for lower -- for end of protectionism in that case, the corn laws in england. but i think you have to ask hard questions. the point that you've been making, this has to work for a broader section of the population, not just for the people who ...