Co-author Jairam Ramesh puts forth his view on the much debated Land Acquisition Bill. http://oxford.ly/1bUpxVb Jairam Ramesh is Chair of the Future Earth Engagement Committee, a research platform on global sustainability. Formerly he was the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment and Forests, Government of India. He is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament of India. He is the author of Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India. © Oxford University Press