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CoP & Climate Finance: Course Details

Session 1 — CoP & Institutional Governance Mechanisms: History & Evolution Course led by: Soumya Dutta on 26th ...

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The Missing BRIC(S)

The 18th BRICS Summit hosted under the presidency of India on September 12 & 13 is happening at a time when the ...

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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 acco...

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Gloating in False Growth?

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous word...

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People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

As India hosts the BRICS Summit in 2026, we, the people of one of BRICS’s founding countries, call on BRICS members...

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Naked Dance of Crony Capitalism

There are a number of issues surrounding the recent approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) of a repaym...

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Press Release: People’s BRICS Summit Demands a People-Centred Global South

Press Statement Date: August 22, 2026 People’s BRICS Summit Demands Concrete, Time-Bound Action on People’s Demands New ...

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Announcing the 9th Smitu Kothari Fellows – 2026

The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is delighted to announce the fellows selected for the 9th Smitu Kothari Fe...

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A Month In, VB-G RAM G’s Numbers Raise Hard Questions

A month into VB-G RAM G, the government’s own dashboard undercuts its press releases: 7.67 crore person-days g...

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Public Dialogue Forum: Global South Cooperation & Alternatives

Date: 21–22 August 2026 Venue: Integrated Social Initiatives (ISI), New Delhi As the Global South seeks greater sovere...

BRICS General International Finance

September 16, 2026

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CoP & Climate Finance: Course Details

Session 1 — CoP & Institutional Governance Mechanisms: History & Evolution Course led by: Soumya Dutta on 26th October, 2026 (Monday). Objective: Mapping the institutional and political architecture of global climate governance — the history and evolution of the CoP process, the role of ...

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September 16, 2026

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The Missing BRIC(S)

The 18th 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 Trump’s tariff regime, genocide in Palestine or the attacks by Israel and US on Iran – a member of the blo...

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September 16, 2026

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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 and other BRICS countries show the cost of those g...

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September 16, 2026

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Gloating in False Growth?

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous words from the 1995 thriller ‘Usual Suspects’. That’s a line that one recalls looking at the 7.8% GDP growth figure for the first quarter that the government is boasting about. F...

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September 16, 2026

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People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

As India hosts the BRICS Summit in 2026, we, the people of one of BRICS’s founding countries, call on BRICS members to forge a development model based on solidarity, dignity, participatory democracy, and respect for human rights and the environment. The emergence of BRICS in 2009 signalled hope...

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September 16, 2026

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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 ₹6.5 crore against claims of ₹22,006.57 crore involving Zee Group Founder and Chairman Subhash Chandra, causing a loss of 99.97 per cent to lenders. It is ludicrous to ...

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September 16, 2026

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Press Release: People’s BRICS Summit Demands a People-Centred Global South

Press Statement Date: August 22, 2026 People’s BRICS Summit Demands Concrete, Time-Bound Action on People’s Demands New Delhi: The resolution passed at the People’s BRICS Summit demanded that the “South-South cooperation” be recognised not by the sovereignty it grants to states and capit...

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September 16, 2026

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Announcing the 9th Smitu Kothari Fellows – 2026

The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is delighted to announce the fellows selected for the 9th Smitu Kothari Fellowship for Young Writers and Storytellers. This year, the fellowship brings together 9 young writers, researchers and visual storytellers from across India to explore the theme “...

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September 16, 2026

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A Month In, VB-G RAM G’s Numbers Raise Hard Questions

A month into VB-G RAM G, the government’s own dashboard undercuts its press releases: 7.67 crore person-days generated in July, against 15.33 crore under MGNREGS the previous year, a 49.94% collapse, the lowest July figure in five years. This isn’t teething trouble; it’s the pr...

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September 16, 2026

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Public Dialogue Forum: Global South Cooperation & Alternatives

Date: 21–22 August 2026 Venue: Integrated Social Initiatives (ISI), New Delhi As the Global South seeks greater sovereignty, solidarity and a stronger voice in shaping the international order, new forms of South-South cooperation are emerging alongside persistent inequalities, ecological crises, d...

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