India, Nov. 28 -- It is becoming increasingly apparent that the farmers' unrest against reforms in the agriculture sector is confined primarily to Punjab and some parts of Haryana. The fact is, however deep Punjab's farmers' grievances might be, emotions are not running high on this issue in a country of 1.3 billion people, where almost 50% work in the agriculture sector. That passions are riding high among a section of farmers in Punjab is understandable. The new laws have rendered the APMCs toothless, by reducing the importance of the mandis in the farm sector. Punjab has over 25,000 arahtiyas, who control the mandis and the way agricultural produce is traded in the market. It is the rich and well off arahtiyas and farmers who have been...