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

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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 & Alternatives. The two-day event, featuring deliberations across 10 workshops, culminated in a resolution calling on BRICS nations …

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People’s BRICS Summit Calls for Concrete, Time-Bound Action on People’s Demands, Demands Alternative Development Model for Global South

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New Delhi: The People’s BRICS Summit has called upon BRICS member countries to move beyond declarations and rhetoric and adopt concrete, measurable and time-bound action on issues affecting working people, farmers, women, workers, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities and marginalised communities across the Global South. The call came through a detailed resolution adopted at the People’s BRICS …

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People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

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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 and much needed possibilities for South-South cooperation, …

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People’s Tribunal: A Report on the Proceedings, Testimonies, and Verdict

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World Bank on Trial! | On the 80th Anniversary of World Bank/IMF The Independent People’s Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank @ 80, convened in Kolkata in December 2024, critically examined the World Bank’s pervasive role in shaping India’s economic, social, and environmental landscape. Organised by the Working Group on International Financial Institutions—comprising nearly 80 …

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World Bank@80: An Essay Writing Competition for Youth

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Interrogating the World Bank@80: An Essay Writing Competition for Youth 🗨️ We encourage students and researchers to critically examine the role and complex legacy of the World Bank, IMF, and other international financial institutions in an Indian context. 🗒️ Word limit: 1000 words🙋🏾‍♀️ Age limit: 28 years🗓️ Deadline: 13th November💬 Language: English & other Indian …

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Call for Volunteers: Independent People’s Tribunal Research Support

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We're looking for six research volunteers to join our team in preparing resource materials for the Independent People’s Tribunal on World Bank/IMF @ 80 for a period of one month. Volunteers will support our research team by working closely with prosecutors and disposers to develop resource materials for the Tribunal on themes related to the …

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Indian Civil Society Demands a new democratic financialsystem on World Bank/IMF’s 80th Anniversary

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The Bretton Woods institutions - the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)- have completed 80 years of existence and operations.  As people of the global south, who continue to bear the brunt of the impacts of colonial expansion, resource extraction, wealth concentration, climate change and deepening inequality, we demand that these institutions be shut …

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