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Why hide the facts under the law, if public interest is at stake?

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Why hide the facts under the law, if public interest is at stake?

How Not to draft a Law in 21st Century for Modern India?

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How Not to draft a Law in 21st Century for Modern India ? I have just finished reading and analyzing the existing and proposed law of Agro-chemicals recently with a question Why India cannot become major supplier to world in agro-chemicals because we have huge agriculture base and expertise to manage small farms. Agro-chemicals is more than USD 26 billion world market and India is one country which can do wonders in chemicals like we have done in generic medicines.  The question is why it was not happening? Who is preventing this development? When I was reading the existing Insecticide Act 1968, based on 50 years old ideology, which was definite not a progressive law and restricted the development of agro-chemical industry, prevent better technologies and prevented competition, it was surprising and shocking to see the proposed new bill in-fact is more regressive and control seeking bill.  Why law makers lack vision? Why I am placing this in public domain because