India's Agriculture Investment Environment

The USDA's Economic Research Service has released a new economic information bulletin on the agricultural investment environment in India. Infrastructure and effective market mechanisms continue to be weaknesses in the Indian agricultural economy contributing to their inability to feed themselves in spite of tremendous potential.


The Environment for Agricultural and Agribusiness Investment in India

India's Potential is Unrealized

India has tremendous potential to become a food exporter. Instead, it imports many crops.

India’s Growth Outstrips Crops

By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Published: June 22, 2008

JALANDHAR, India — With the right technology and policies, India could help feed the world. Instead, it can barely feed itself. (complete article here)

Energy Crunch for China and India

How much fuel is necessary to move a million man army from China, through India, to the Middle East in order to secure an oil supply?

China and India's pressing energy crunch

By Kumar Malhotra
BBC News

The warm welcome given by Chinese and Indian diplomats to the recent agreement by the two countries to strengthen economic, military and business links did not specifically mention one key issue - access to power supplies.

Fifteen years ago, China didn't import any oil at all.

Yet by 2030, it will be importing the same as US currently imports daily. And India's daily oil imports will have overtaken the European Union and Japan.

Those figures are from...(complete article here).