Topic: Green revolution & its effects
Q1. The food crisis of the 1960s was not merely an agrarian challenge but a test of India’s economic sovereignty. Assess how the Green Revolution altered India’s developmental trajectory. (10 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: InsightsIAS
Why the question
The 1960s food crisis was a turning point in India’s economic and political history, and the Green Revolution was a decisive policy response that shaped India’s future developmental path.Key demand of the question
The question requires analysing how the food crisis was more than an agrarian problem by linking it to India’s economic sovereignty, and then assessing how the Green Revolution transformed India’s development trajectory.Structure of the Answer
Introduction
Briefly set context of the 1960s food crisis and highlight its significance for sovereignty and policy making.Body
- Explain how the food crisis represented a challenge to India’s economic sovereignty in terms of dependence, political legitimacy, planning, and foreign policy vulnerability.
- Assess how the Green Revolution redefined India’s development by ensuring self-sufficiency, changing agrarian society, enabling industrialisation, but also creating disparities and ecological issues.
Conclusion
End with a forward-looking note on the need for sustainable and inclusive agricultural models to secure long-term sovereignty.
