View: India can’t lead the Global South and not feed it

India’s decision to ban the export of many varieties of rice has led to fears that food inflation will rise and that countries in the Global South will be most affected due to already high debt levels and inflated food and fuel bills. The ban by the world’s biggest rice exporter has brought chaos to global food markets with repercussions felt even in richer countries, including the US where consumers are hoarding Indian varieties of rice.