US President George W. Bush's remarks on the Indian middle class eating well and contributing to the global food crisis has snowballed into a controversy with India promptly hitting back at US calling the statement by President Bush as a ‘cruel joke’. Condemning that the policies of USA are responsible for foodgrain shortage, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony has accused the US for its large-scale conversion of agriculture land for commercial and bio-fuel cultivation purposes which had triggered acute food shortage at the global level. What do you think about the global food crisis? Is India responsible for it? If not, what factors can you attribute to this global phenomenon? Make your opinion right here. Tag: Food crisis

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