Watch | Sugar Situation 'A Fiasco', 'Total Failure of Policy', Govt Has Been 'Irresponsible': Ashok Gulati

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Description: Karan Thapar discusses the ongoing sugar situation in India with agri-economist and distinguished professor of agriculture at ICRIER, Ashok Gulati.

Karan Thapar discusses the ongoing sugar situation in India with agri-economist and distinguished professor of agriculture at ICRIER, Ashok Gulati.

Karan Thapar

Karan Thapar discusses the ongoing sugar situation in India with agri-economist and distinguished professor of agriculture at ICRIER, Ashok Gulati.

Why have sugar prices risen so sharply in recent weeks? Should imports have been permitted a lot earlier than the 20th of August? Was the delayed response negligent or even irresponsible? And how much of the blame lies with the government?

In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and presently, a distinguished professor of agriculture at ICRIER, Ashok Gulati answers these questions and more.

Watch the full interview:

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