India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to not join RCEP has been both praised and criticized, but whom did Modi do well by refusing to join RCEP? It is important to know.

In the case of RCEP, the behavior of the government and government agencies in India makes it seem that they do not understand this matter.

Farming in India is a matter about which nothing can be said. When will the crop be good, and when will it be bad? When will the price be good? And when will a good crop prove to be a curse instead of a boon? it's hard to say?

These questions were already enough to turn agrarian experts and economists around the country. Now the question is that if things like fruits, vegetables, milk and yogurt from Australia and New Zealand started coming and cheap stuff from China, then what will happen to the farmers, gardeners and livestock farmers of India?

The question is very good. But India's markets are full of watermelons from Australia, apples from California and grapes, oranges and Kiwis from New Zealand. Thailand also has dragon fruit, banana and guava. If all these are in the market then what is new?

Look at the list of things to be imported under the Open General License, everything will be known. Actually, there is no list now. There is a negative list in which the things involved are either prohibited or need separate permission for them. The rest of the import is open.

See the condition of the farmers. Onion prices are currently hovering around hundred rupees per kg. Such an occasion comes in a year or two years when the farmer wakes up to the expectation of a very good price for the onion. But as soon as this happens, the government starts worrying about inflation and decides the minimum export price (MEP) of onion.

As a result, the onion of the farmer is not able to go to foreign markets where there is a demand at that time and in an attempt to control the price in India, the farmer is sacrificed.

The same situation is with the sugarcane farmer. Although the support price is fixed on every major crop, but this price support is less, more opposition.

Restrictions are being imposed by the government on the demand for sugar in the international market. Same question here. Can you not live without sugar? And why is it so important, why not pay more?

In India, the government falls on the prices of onions and sugar, so the government is trying hard not to make these things expensive. And in order to protect the interests of those farmers who are suffering, India has refused to sign the RCEP agreement.

Every day the changing tone of the central government is visible in India. India's Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal first argued in support of the RCEP. Then Prime Minister Modi said that signing the agreement was not acceptable to his conscience.

Now Piyush Goyal is again saying that if a good offer is received, the agreement can be signed now. On the other hand, they are also saying that India is now considering a free-trade agreement with the US and the European Union.

India has been opposed to any such idea for years. If you ask other ministers, they will give their own arguments. The Sangh Parivar has opened a front against the agreement in the name of Swadeshi Jagran. This is also the neck of the government. But it is important to remember that this Swadeshi Jagran Manch has been standing against every attempt of foreign investment in India for the last thirty-five years.

And see the arguments of those who protest. Cheap milk will arrive from New Zealand.

A Uttar Pradesh minister said, "New Zealanders will sell eleven-twelve rupees a liter of milk, our dairy cooperative buys for forty rupees, how will it go?"

But is it true?

A search on Google revealed that the retail price of a liter of milk in New Zealand was around two dollars and that a dollar in New Zealand is around forty five rupees. Now think to yourself how much cheaper milk or cheese they will sell in India.

The interesting thing is that the Congress is also involved in opposing the agreement and the Farmers Labor Organization too. Someone should explain that after the economic reforms, the life of employed people in India has improved or worsened.

If India were included in the RCEP, then who would have suffered? The condition of the workers is improving or not. And if the price of the crop increases, will the farmer benefit or loss?

So who will be the loser? Those middlemen who have been sucking the blood of farmers. Government officials, politicians and market leaders who have occupied the entire path between the crop and the market. Those businessmen and industrialists who are afraid to stand against their profits will be hit and the good people working here can go to other companies, go to other shops.

Who are these other companies, other shops? It is here that after RCEP they will get the freedom to sell or work in India. If the consumer gets cheap and good goods, the worker gets good salary and the farmer gets better crop prices and bigger market, then who would mind? Why object? Is it difficult to understand?

If you do not join, who will be hurt?

If the Indian government in the 80s and 90s had shown such a hesitation, today more than half of the things in our market would not have happened and more than half of the employment in the country would not have happened.

Courage has to be shown on the occasion of decisions. Showing confidence as a country is more important than protecting one's interests.

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