RS has a regular problem with Nehruvian economics and in more than one article he had spouted spurious figures to proclaim his point. Other than the second 5 year plan when the emphasis was not primarily on agriculture unlike all other plans which had maximum focus on agriculture. In fact because of the
Nehruvian theory of getting the basics right and a platform in place we had to open our economy much later at the right time under the stewardship of the present Prime Minister who was then the Finance Minister. How do you reckon that we turned into a self sufficient food producer and exporter too of food grains if were not for Nehru's focus on the rural India? It also becomes fashionable to spout standard lines like subsidies to farmers etc. I do not think there is a situation yet where these subsidies have been withdrawn so what exactly is new that you are talking about?
If you now have a change of perception and believe that the Nehruvian concept of supporting agriculture all along at the cost of delaying the launch of India as a global power and the fact that the base set then has been good for the country then it is Nirvana to you.
