Sugar is extremely important to india, not just because it's an integral part of our diet. Many indians depend on sugar cane for subsistence. The industry alone employs anywhere between 35 to 50 million people. India's national rivals have been watching these developments unfold and they've been seething in the background. But isn't this temper tantrum ofutile exercise? How can they stop india from supporting a domestic industry? Well, technically, they can't do much on their own, unless, that is, they get the w t o involved.