The International Finance Corporation has funded projects in India that have caused large scale violation of environmental and social laws. In a recent move, India has extended the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 (46 of 1947), which...
Don’t account holders have the right to know where their money is being invested? I was disturbed by news that my bank, the State Bank of India, has invested in a company that makes...
August 03, 2016 Indian Peoples movements and Civil Society Groups across India are condemning the brutal attack on activists and concerned citizens in Bangladesh yesterday July 28, 2016. Protesters were marching to the Prime...
This is a short descriptive video of a four-day protest march in Bangladesh. The Long March in March 2016, was a four-day protest gathering of people from across Bangladesh along with a few concerned...
Priya Dharshini State Bank of India, the largest state owned bank in the country received a special honour of being the only Indian financial institution to sponsor cluster munitions. In June 2016, PAX a...
IMF research department came out with an article “Neoliberalism: oversold” in Finance and Development a quarterly magazine published quarterly by IMF. The article says while the neoliberal agenda has rescued millions from poverty, the...
With a heavy heart, I watched the news pour in. The Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract between Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and the Bangladesh India Friendship Company Pvt. Ltd. was signed last week...