ISAS Briefs

Despite a bountiful harvest in 2016, the farmers in some Indian states such as Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been driven to despair that has even led some of them to commit suicide. The debt burden of Indian farmers has been an issue recurring over the years, irrespective of good or deficient monsoon rainfall. The government's actions seem to have been slow in coming, though the problems are well-known. It is felt that the state and central governments will have to show greater alacrity to alleviate the problems of the farmers and ensure that they are not put to repeated distress