What is the latest news concerning Andhra Pradesh?
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised assistance to families of farmers who have committed suicide in southern India. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3855517.stm A 5 year drought has cause failed crops and has led to financial distress for the poor farmers. “Analysts say the spate of suicides points to the complete collapse of cheap and affordable government credit to farmers.” One of the most disquieting development in the era of the neo-liberal policy in India has been widespread occurrence of farmers’ suicides in different parts of the country including not only the drought prone areas of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra but also a State of heavy rainfall like Kerala, as also a State like Punjab with large areas under irrigation. http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article767.html This New York Times articl
