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...
Can the BRICS Bank Really Deliver What the Global South Needs?
As the New Development Bank expands its role as the ‘BRICS Bank’, there are questions whether it can offer a model of development and climate finance that serves the Global South’s interests. External Affairs...
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...
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...
Peopleās Tribunal: A Report on the Proceedings, Testimonies, and Verdict
World Bank on Trial! | On the 80th Anniversary of World Bank/IMF The Independent Peopleās Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank @ 80, convened in Kolkata in December 2024, critically examined the World Bankās...
Independent Peopleās Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Medha Patkar
Exposing the World Bank: Colonial Contracts, Capitalist Profits, and the Fight from Below Medha Patkar, founder of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and leader of the National Alliance of Peopleās Movements, spoke on āExposing the...
Bretton Woods policies lead to ‘wider’ global inequalities, high debt levels
The Spring Meeting of the World Bank and IMF, held from April 15-20, marks the commencement of celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, aimed at rebuilding the world in the...
Post Covid Funds for India
Since the COVID-19 crisis emerged, MDBs have stepped in with massive packages for economic, social and health support.Ā Details of funds received by India from MultilateralĀ Development Banks for COVID-19 recovery support as of 30th October...
Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement
Cities are ever dynamic. The dynamic landscape of cities is a reflection, a miniature representation of societal interactions throughout history, static in its built forms and but constantly reinventing in contemporary ways of living....
World Without World Bank Possible: Activists
Action Week on World Bank Brings Together Social & Political Activists, Probing their PastĀ and Demanding Accountability Press Release | Ā October 16, 2020 New Delhi: A key message reverberating in the week long protest...
Indian Civil Society Groups Announce āWorld Without World Bankā Action Week
Highlight the Impacts on Key Sectors in India During IMF-WB 2020 Annual Meetings Date: 12 October, 2020 New Delhi: Peopleās Movements, Civil Society Groups, and concerned citizens are coming together to protest the World...
IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery
A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries with ongoing coal sector expansions show it is green-lighting fossil fuel expansion, despite the fund’s stated support...
World Bank pushing privatisation in fisheries sector through Blue Revolution Program ?
I. Yet another Loan for India for response to the Covid-19 crisis India received yet another external loan for dealing with the Covid 19 crisis. Japan announced an emergency support loan of up to...
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