On December 3, Union Minister for Agriculture, Sharad Pawar told a CII meeting in Chandigarh that India’s food security depends on genetically modified food. He brushed aside opposition to GM crops as the work of those who are always opposed to new technologies. A week later, on a bright and chilly morning in Delhi, hundreds of farmers from different corners of India came to Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi to renew their pledge to fight for non-toxic food, sustainable livelihoods for farmers and India’s food sovereignty.