It is hoped that at the Rome Conference, Indian representatives will serve as a bright affirming flame in the midst of the sea of despair we see around us”. BIS Review 74/2008  3  Indian situation Let us now focus on the Indian situation.
At the outset, it must be recognised that increase in food prices in India in recent months has been only a fraction of that observed in many other countries. In particular, the global prices of wheat and rice had almost doubled between January and April 2008, while in India the increase has been far less than one tenth of that.