India's New Grain Bill and the Geopolitics of Rice

Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series on India's grain policies and critical role in the global rice market. Click here for Part 1.

India's new Food Security Bill provides more food for the country's rural and urban poor at subsidized prices. However, the move could have repercussions in regional grain markets, specifically the rice market, as India — the world's current top rice exporter — prepares to address the food demands of its massive population.