Debate on ‘FDI in Retail: Will it benefit the Indian Farmer?’
The Debate focused on the proposed impact of allowing 51% FDI in multi-brand retail on agricultural production and the socio-economic condition of the Indian farmers.
The speakers/panelists were:
- Professor Arpita Mukherjee, ICRIER
- Arvind Singhal, Chairman, Technopak Advisors;
- Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, Confederation of All India Traders
- Dharmendra Kumar, Director, India FDI Watch
- Rajinder Kumar Sharma, Chairman, APMC, Azadpur;
- S. K. Sharma, Co-Chairman, Regional Committee on Food and Agriculture, CII
- P. Muralidhar Rao; National Secretary, BJP
- Nirupama Soundarajan, Additional Director, FICCI
- Mohan Guruswamy, Chairman and Founder, Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi
Moderator: Mr. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Senior Journalist