Govt extending free food is death knell on farm laws. It rules out private sector entry
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Govt extending free food is death knell on farm laws. It rules out private sector entry

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50 word edit | ThePrint team

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Extending free food for another 5 years is an acknowledgement that the poor continue to need ample support for years ahead. The move also rings the final death knell of farm laws. If government grain procurement is going to be so high, then that rules out entry of private sector.

India is doubling down on a duplicitous Canada. G7 and Five Eyes can’t play by different rules

Indian envoy in Ottawa describing Canadian police probe into Nijjar killing as tainted and wiretapping of diplomats as illegal shows Delhi is doubling down. But Canada is being duplicitous in citing Vienna Convention on parity even as it illegally tapped diplomats. G7 and Five Eyes can’t play by different rules.

Celebrate the heady power shift in Indian cricket. 2023 World Cup is a fan’s delight

Though still in the league stage, a heady power shift in Indian cricket must be celebrated: from batting to bowling. Bumrah, Shami and Siraj’s killer instinct and deadly accuracy on slow home pitches, Kuldeep and Jadeja’s guile — this World Cup is a fan’s delight and the cricketing world’s envy.