The Missing BRIC(S)
The 18thĀ BRICS Summit hosted under the presidency of India on September 12 & 13 is happening at a time when the world is passing through geo political instability. In their responses to Trumpās tariff...
Talk Left, Trade Right: BRICS, Gaza and the Limits of Southern Solidarity
Southern solidarity remains real, but its bearers are not the states assembling in New Delhi. A worker installs CCTV cameras near Bharat Mandapam as part of the preparation ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit,...
Combating Inequality, BRIC by BRIC
As the streets of Delhi are decked up with BRICS hoardings, and as we are (presumably) gearing up to hide our own gross inequities with green screens, it is imperative that we point at...
Separately Together: What Keeps the BRICS Alive at 20?
Internal asymmetries between BRICS countries have increased in the last decade. NDMC workers mark zebra crossings at India Gate circle ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, scheduled to be held on Sept. 12th to...
Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank
The report, Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank, examines the gap between the NDBās stated commitments to sustainable development and the safeguards, transparency and accountability...
Press Release: A Decade On, the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Still Leaves Affected Communities Without Redress
A Decade On, the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Still Leaves Affected Communities Without Redress No independent accountability mechanism, a disclosure policy still labeled “interim” after nearly ten years, and case studies from India...
Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study
These plants flag emission of heavy metals, cancer-causing chemicals.Ā Bengaluru: The much-touted waste-to-energy (WtE) plants are a disaster for the environment and the ‘Blue’ category classification of such industries belies the ‘extreme levels’ of...
Delhiās āgreenā waste solution scores 100 on pollution
Four waste-to-energy plants score maximum on pollution index even as they’re given easier regulatory treatment Four waste-to-energy plants meant to help Delhi deal with its mountains of garbage have themselves been found to have...
Gloating in False Growth?
āThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.ā Those are the famous words from the 1995 thriller āUsual Suspectsā. That’s a line that one recalls looking at the...
GDP numbers present āgreatly distorted pictureā of economy, says Congress
TheĀ 7.8% growth rateĀ of Indiaās gross domestic product in the April-June quarter presents a āgreatly distorted pictureā of the economy, claimed the Congress on Monday. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation had published the...
Peopleās BRICS Delhi Declaration
As India hosts the BRICS Summit in 2026, we, the people of one of BRICSās founding countries, call on BRICS members to forge a development model based on solidarity, dignity, participatory democracy, and respect...
Why Chidambaramās Prescription is Dangerous
An Interview of former minister P Chidambaram in yesterdayās (Aug 27) Business Standard tells us what has been wrong about policymaking in this country and flawed policymaking is not an innovation of Modi government....
Naked Dance of Crony Capitalism
There are a number of issues surrounding the recent approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) of a repayment plan of ā¹6.5 crore against claims of ā¹22,006.57 crore involving Zee Group Founder and...
Peopleās BRICS Summit Calls for Concrete, Time-Bound Action on Peopleās Demands, Demands Alternative Development Model for Global South
New Delhi: The Peopleās BRICS Summit has called upon BRICS member countries to move beyond declarations and rhetoric and adopt concrete, measurable and time-bound action on issues affecting working people, farmers, women, workers, Dalits,...
Peopleās BRICS summit decries unfulfilled promise of alternative world order
Over 200 delegates from peopleās movements, trade unions, farmersā organisations, political parties, student movements and civil society organisations gathered in New Delhi on 21ā22 August for theĀ Peopleās BRICS Summit, formally titled the Public Dialogue...
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