NDB has not felt the need to define the concept of Sustainable infrastructure. This leaves the door open for investments which are profit oriented and not completely sustainable in nature. Moreover with lack of transparency and redressal mechanism, the affected communities would have no recourse to file their complaints and concerns.
People’s Forum on BRICS held in Goa develops a declaration for heads of state attending the 8th BRICS Summit GOA, 14 October 2016: The People’s Forum on BRICS that took place in Goa on the 13th and 14th of Goa witnessed several social movements and civil society formations, representing the people of at least 10…
A two-day long People’s Forum on BRICS kick started today at the Xavier’s Centre for Historical Research, Alto Porvorim Goa. The opening plenary, chaired by renowned women’s rights and environmentalist activist Norma Alvares, saw eminent social movement leaders from the BRICS region addressing a gathering of over five hundred people from at least 10 countries…
BRICS should play a role in building counter hegemonic narratives and changing the world order to make it more just, democratic and equitable
New Delhi. A panel discussion was organised on 27 September by a network of people’s movements, trade unions and NGOs under the banner of Peoples Forum on BRICS. The panel on ‘Foreign Policy Challenges’ that elaborated various concerns around the BRICS 2016 Summit is the first in a series of events being organised in Delhi and…