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Stop Silencing Independent Journalism: Civil Society Stands with The Wire

Press Release New Delhi | 23.08.2025 A broad spectrum of civil society voices has come together to strongly oppose the ...

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Age of Monsters: State–Capital :Capitalism’s Descent into Authoritarianism I Ladan Mehranvar I Podcast

In this episode, Ladan Mehranvar examines how global financial architecture entrenches inequality between the Global No...

Article

Why Reckless Funding Deepens Disasters I Finance Matters, 15 August 2025 I Editorial

This monsoon has once again shown how unprepared India is for extreme weather. Cloudbursts in Jammu and Kashmir killed m...

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Statement in Solidarity with Siddharth Vardarajan, Karan Thapar & The Wire

The targeting of Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar & The Wire by the regime is yet another attempt to flatten what...

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Shadows of Monopoly: Crony Capitalism & the capture of India’s Economy | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Podcast

In this episode, veteran journalist Pranjoy Guha Thakurta dives deep into the Adani Group’s meteoric rise and the comple...

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Unpacking Plastics- Climate, Communities and Corporates I Workshop

A workshop on understanding the impacts of plastics across its lifecycle. Centre for Financial Accountability, in collab...

Article

Energy Matters | July 2025

Plastic is no longer a matter of convenience — it’s an imposition. It has invaded every aspect of our lives and is causi...

Energy Matters General

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Mobilising Voices for the Global Plastics Treaty

As the world prepares for the next round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations at the United Nations (INC-5 in Geneva, ...

General GPT (Global Plastics Treaty)

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Guarding the Vote: Why the ECI Must Embrace Transparency I Finance Matters, 08 August 2025 I Editorial

When the credibility of an election is questioned, the first responsibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI...

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Tariffs, Trade Injustice & Bilateral FTAs | Ranja Sengupta | Podcast

In this episode, Ranja Sengupta (Third World Network) unpacks how trade rules from GATT to the WTO to today’s bilateral ...

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August 24, 2025

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Stop Silencing Independent Journalism: Civil Society Stands with The Wire

Press Release New Delhi | 23.08.2025 A broad spectrum of civil society voices has come together to strongly oppose the latest attempt to intimidate independent journalism in India. In a joint statement signed by 1,342 individuals, writers, academics, activists, and public figures have expressed gra...

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March 11, 2026

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Age of Monsters: State–Capital :Capitalism’s Descent into Authoritarianism I Ladan Mehranvar I Podcast

In this episode, Ladan Mehranvar examines how global financial architecture entrenches inequality between the Global North and South. She unpacks how debt dependency, austerity measures, and the dominance of private creditors undermine development and democratic decision making in the South. Mehran...

General International Finance Podcast

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August 20, 2025

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Why Reckless Funding Deepens Disasters I Finance Matters, 15 August 2025 I Editorial

This monsoon has once again shown how unprepared India is for extreme weather. Cloudbursts in Jammu and Kashmir killed more than 60 people in a week. Flash floods and landslides devastated Himachal and Uttarakhand. In cities such as Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, waterlogging brought life to a stands...

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August 20, 2025

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Statement in Solidarity with Siddharth Vardarajan, Karan Thapar & The Wire

The targeting of Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar & The Wire by the regime is yet another attempt to flatten what remains as one of the last few bastions of journalistic ethos and editorial courage in India. In the context of an entire media ecosystem of lies, platitudes, misinformation, hate...

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March 11, 2026

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Shadows of Monopoly: Crony Capitalism & the capture of India’s Economy | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Podcast

In this episode, veteran journalist Pranjoy Guha Thakurta dives deep into the Adani Group’s meteoric rise and the complex web of debt, state policy, and global finance that fuels it. From offshore tax havens to regulatory capture, he unpacks how corporate, political nexuses shape India’s economy and...

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January 16, 2026

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Unpacking Plastics- Climate, Communities and Corporates I Workshop

A workshop on understanding the impacts of plastics across its lifecycle. Centre for Financial Accountability, in collaboration with the Sambhaavnaa Institute of Public Policy and Politics and Samata: Assertion for People, is organising “Unpacking Plastics: Climate, Communities and Corporates”, a wo...

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August 15, 2025

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Energy Matters | July 2025

Plastic is no longer a matter of convenience — it’s an imposition. It has invaded every aspect of our lives and is causing irreparable harm to our climate, biodiversity, human health, and basic rights. From the moment fossil fuels are extracted to the final dumping of plastic waste, its impact is fe...

Energy Matters General

Article

August 14, 2025

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Mobilising Voices for the Global Plastics Treaty

As the world prepares for the next round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations at the United Nations (INC-5 in Geneva, August 2025), we have been amplifying grassroots voices from pollution-impacted communities. Youth Voices from the Frontlines Chennai Climate Action Group (CCAG) and CFA organised...

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August 12, 2025

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Guarding the Vote: Why the ECI Must Embrace Transparency I Finance Matters, 08 August 2025 I Editorial

When the credibility of an election is questioned, the first responsibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) should be to open its books, show its data, and prove its processes beyond doubt. Instead, in recent weeks, the ECI’s actions have raised more questions than they have answered. ...

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March 11, 2026

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Tariffs, Trade Injustice & Bilateral FTAs | Ranja Sengupta | Podcast

In this episode, Ranja Sengupta (Third World Network) unpacks how trade rules from GATT to the WTO to today’s bilateral agreements have been designed to favour the powerful. She exposes how negotiations are rigged, tariffs are undermined, and new trade agendas threaten development policy in the Glob...

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