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Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial

Finance Matters | 18 September 2026 For years, UPI has been sold to Indians as a triumph of public infrastructure, free,...

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A Decade On, Communities Still Have No Way to Hold the BRICS Bank Accountable

The Delhi Declaration does not recognises the need for independent accountability mechanism at the New Development Bank...

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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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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...

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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 ...

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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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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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People’s BRICS summit decries unfulfilled promise of alternative world order

Over 200 delegates from people’s movements, trade unions, farmers’ organisations, political parties, student movemen...

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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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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...

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September 25, 2026

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Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial

Finance Matters | 18 September 2026 For years, UPI has been sold to Indians as a triumph of public infrastructure, free, instant, and universal. That story just changed. Starting October 15, every UPI transaction above ₹2,000 will attract a 0.4% fee, capped at ₹300 for payments of ₹75,000 and above....

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September 22, 2026

Anuradha Munshi

A Decade On, Communities Still Have No Way to Hold the BRICS Bank Accountable

The Delhi Declaration does not recognises the need for independent accountability mechanism at the New Development Bank floated by the BRICS nations over a decade ago. The New Development Bank, sometimes called BRICS bank. Photo: By Bb3015/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 The BRICS summit has wr...

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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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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 Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ...

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September 16, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya

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 this silence on addressing inequality. A NDMC worker carries out beautification work near Bharat Mandapam...

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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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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

Counterview

People’s BRICS summit decries unfulfilled promise of alternative world order

Over 200 delegates from people’s movements, trade unions, farmers’ organisations, political parties, student movements and civil society organisations gathered in New Delhi on 21–22 August for the People’s BRICS Summit, formally titled the Public Dialogue Forum: Global South Cooperation & Al...

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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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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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Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial

A Decade On, Communities Still Have No Way to Hold the BRICS Bank Accountable

The Missing BRIC(S)

Can the BRICS Bank Really Deliver What the Global South Needs?

Combating Inequality, BRIC by BRIC

Press Release: A Decade On, the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Still Leaves Affected Communities Without Redress

People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

People’s BRICS summit decries unfulfilled promise of alternative world order

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

Public Dialogue Forum: Global South Cooperation & Alternatives

Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial

A Decade On, Communities Still Have No Way to Hold the BRICS Bank Accountable

The Missing BRIC(S)

Can the BRICS Bank Really Deliver What the Global South Needs?

Combating Inequality, BRIC by BRIC

Press Release: A Decade On, the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Still Leaves Affected Communities Without Redress

People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

People’s BRICS summit decries unfulfilled promise of alternative world order

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

Public Dialogue Forum: Global South Cooperation & Alternatives