In what appears to be draft zero of the BJP’s election manifesto, NITI Aayog released the ‘Strategy for New India @ 75’ document in 2018. This high-sounding and aspirational strategy aims to achieve a ‘New India’ by 2022, when the country celebrates its 75th year of Independence. Also Read India faces worst water crisis: NITI AayogA reading of the rest of the document strengthens this conclusion. For instance, the objective of sustainable farming is undermined by the following: “Phase out old varieties of seeds and replace them with hybrid and improved seeds”. Is this the future we want?

Source: The Hindu January 20, 2019 18:45 UTC