The New Extractivism

Aug 22nd 2026, C.P. Chandrasekhar
By centralising control over mineral-bearing land and weakening States’ fiscal powers, the MMDR Amendment Act, 2026, passed without discussion, clears the way for an expanded extractive regime that disproportionately benefits large mining interests.
  
* This article was originally published in The Frontline on August 21, 2026.


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