India's Agricultural Yields Lag China Due to Subsidy Mindset

India's farms don't produce as much food per acre as China's, which is a problem according to an economist named Devesh Kapur.

He says that the Indian government hasn't focused on helping farmers grow more food.

Instead, the government gives out subsidies.

Also, past leaders looked to countries like Russia and China for ideas instead of countries like Japan and Korea, who focused on agricultural productivity.

This has led to slower growth in important crops like cereals.

Meanwhile, areas like fruit and vegetable farming are doing well because the government is less involved.

It's like India missed opportunities to make its farms more efficient.