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Devinder Sharma

Food Policy Analyst

Devinder Sharma is a food policy analyst. Trained as an agricultural scientist, he was the Development Editor of The Indian Express. He now researches policy issues on sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and intellectual property rights, development, food security and poverty, and the implications of the free trade paradigm. He is a visiting fellow to several universities.

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Will scrapping import duties on crude edible oils and banning exports of non-basmati rice help check inflation? Do such short-term populist measures work in checking inflation? What long-term strategies should the UPA adopt to keep food price inflation under check? Will this have an effect on the Congress' political fortunes?


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