With food prices rising sharply, the poor are being hit the hardest, fueling greater poverty, inequality, and resentment. But the same is true in China: anti-inflation protests are now roiling both countries, owing mainly to rising energy, food, and raw-material prices, with food accounting for one-third of household spending in China and around 45% in India.
事实上，印度的核心挑战依然是在政治方面。随着食品价格不断飙升，贫困人口受害最深，催生了更大程度的贫困，贫富不均和社会仇恨。而中国也存在着同样的问题：由于能源，食品和原材料价格上升，加上食品占家庭支出的比例在中印两国分别达到了33%和45%，反通胀示威行动如今正在各地不断上演。