Booklet: AIIB: Agenda and Ambition

Though AIIB aims to support the building of infrastructure in Asia and beyond, there is no aim to improve social and economic outcomes. Since its launch in January 2016, AIIB’s approved membership has risen...

एआईआईबी: चुनौतियों पर एक नज़दीकी झलक

एशीयन इन्फ़्रस्ट्रक्चर इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक विश्व बैंक और एशीयन डिवलप्मेंट बैंक के जैसे ही एक नई अंतरराष्ट्रीय वित्तीय संस्था है जो 2016 में शुरू हुई। इसका नेतृत्व चीन ने किया है।

Brochure: AIIB: A Sneak Peak Into the Challenges

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a new international financial institution who describes itself as “a multilateral development bank conceived for the 21st century”, and states that its core purpose is to fund...

Blue Economy, Its Impact on the Coastal Economy, and the Role of IFIs

Siddharth Chakravarty of The Research Collective explains the Blue Economy, its impact on the coastal economy, and the role of international financial institutions in pushing this project.

Bullet Train: Propelling Public Debt in India

Krishnakant of the Paryavaran Surakhsha Samiti, Gujarat on the rationale of the proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Smart Cities and Urban Governance

Gaurav Dwivedi explains how the Smart Cities would be funded and implemented, and how the project would impact the functioning of the Urban Local Bodies.

IFIs, PPPs, Infrastructure, and Economic Development

In last two decades, the governments have become less willing to uphold the public good, which is perceived by the IFIs through the lens of economic growth and private investment. Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the...

Coastal Infrastructure and Fishers Struggle in India

Jesu Rathnam, Coastal Action Network, says that the Sagarmala project, which envisages the development of infrastructure projects- like highways, ports, jetties- along with the coast of India, will lead to the destruction of the...

International Finance Institutions, Infrastructure, and Commons

Soumya Dutta, Beyond Copenhagen Collective and PAIRVI, linking IFIs, their push for Infrastructure, and impact on public commons.

Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

Nityanand Jayaraman on the Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

International Finance Institutions and their Impact on People

Shaktiman Ghosh, National General Secretary of the National Hawkers Federation, on the IFIs and their Impact on People

Land Acquisition Amendment Bill of AP is Anti People

Public Statement | June 1, 2018 Land Acquisition Amendment Bill of Andhra Pradesh is Anti People, We Demand Withdrawal of it A Joint Statement We the people’s movements and Civil Society Organisations from across...

Why Should People be Vigilant About AIIB?

Sridhar Ramamurthi, Environics Trust and NGO Forum on ADB, on Why Should People be Vigilant About Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

‘Innovative Financing’ of Bangalore Metro

Does metro help in decongesting traffic? How was Bangalore Metro financed? Leo Saldanha of Environment Support Group, Bangalore, shares the history of Bangalore Metro and explains how it was ‘innovatively financed’.

Booklet: Infrastructure and AIIB, the new Infra Bank

Infrastructure is the basic facilities, services and systems that a country, city, or other areas, need for its society and economy to function. These include various physical structures used by many industries to produce...