[VIDEO] FESTIVAL SESSIONS: Growing private debt, vulnerability and inequality in South Asia
7 September 2021 by Farooq Tariq , Sushovan Dhar , Amali Wedagedara , Nalini Ratnarajah
Presented by: South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), Progressive Plantation Workers Union (PPWU) India, Manitham Trust India, Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangh (BNPS), South Asia Tax and Fiscal Justice Alliance (SATaFJA).
Session is about the status of growing private debt, vulnerability and inequality and also discuss the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic.
Panelists
- Amali Wedagedara
- Farooq Tariq
- Sushovan Dhar
Moderator
- Nalini Ratnarajah
Source : Fight Inequality Alliance
is the General Secretary of the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, a network of 26 peasant organizations and a coalition member of the international platform La Via Campesina.
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South Asia: ‘It’s crucial to fight the far right in Pakistan and the region’
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COP28 Dubai: The Other Side of the Story
14 December 2023, by Farooq Tariq , Zaighum Abbas
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The IMF’s conditional loan and its cost
18 July 2023, by Farooq Tariq
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Pakistan Collapsing
9 April 2023, by Farooq Tariq
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After the floods, Pakistan needs reparations, not charity
13 September 2022, by Farooq Tariq
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The US occupation took only human lives: Taliban victory is not a sign of peace
15 August 2021, by Farooq Tariq
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Pakistan and World Bank Settlement of Investment Disputes – Do not pay the unfair fine; oppose the unjust decision of ICSID
22 July 2019, by Farooq Tariq
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Meeting in Nepal, People’s SAARC challenges South Asian regional elite’s agenda
15 December 2014, by Farooq Tariq
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Pakistan: Multi Party Conference against debt repayments
27 August 2010, by Farooq Tariq
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Thousands demonstrate against neo liberal agenda and price hike in Pakistan
7 June 2008, by Farooq Tariq
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Cyclone Ditwah and Disaster Capitalism
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Nepal’s Republic in Crisis: After the Streets Erupted
15 October, by Sushovan Dhar
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India after the Tianjin summit and in the midst of the climate crisis – an overview
29 September, by Sushovan Dhar
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Nepal’s Protests Are the Result of a Blocked Revolution
28 September, by Sushovan Dhar
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Political self-determination for Kashmir
22 June, by Sushovan Dhar
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Arab Elites Welcome Trump As Massacres In Gaza Continue
8 June, by Sushovan Dhar
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For the Rulers of India and Pakistan, War Fever Is a Boon
17 May, by Sushovan Dhar , Farooq Sulehria
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Workshop on Democratizing Investment
8 March, by Sushovan Dhar , Lavinia Steinfort , Christoph Sorg , Melanie Brusseler , J W Mason , Mike McCarthy , Eric Meier
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CADTM International Council | Day 2 | A global overview of political, social and economic situations
30 October 2024, by CADTM International , Sushovan Dhar , Omar Aziki , Broulaye Bagayoko , Maxime Perriot , Veronica Carrillo Ortega
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh students script a victory undaunted by repression14 September 2024, by Sushovan Dhar
The writer is an activist and researcher specializing in agrarian debt and development.
Other articles in English by Amali Wedagedara (15)
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Then as farce, now as tragedy: The second coming of Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority
14 December, by Amali Wedagedara , Suneth Aruna Kumara , Renuka Gunawardena
Sri Lanka
Budget 2025: Adjusting and adapting inside IMF prison4 February, by Amali Wedagedara
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Sri Lanka: Reading the General Election 2024
22 November 2024, by Amali Wedagedara , Pasan Jayasinghe
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South Asia in the New Global Debt Crisis – A Call for Collective Solutions
22 September 2024, by Amali Wedagedara
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New International Debt Crisis
2 April 2024, by Eric Toussaint , Abdul Khaliq , Solange Koné , David Calleb Otieno , Amali Wedagedara , Aamanur Rahman
CADTM South Asia annual meeting
In Sri Lanka women are the principal victims of the IMF and of microfinance28 February 2024, by Balasingham Skanthakumar , Amali Wedagedara , Nalini Ratnarajah , Maxime Perriot , CADTM South Asia
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Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority – A fatal flaw
24 November 2023, by Amali Wedagedara
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Debt, development and the future
6 March 2022, by Amali Wedagedara
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Stop blaming the victims of the microfinance crisis!
24 May 2021, by Amali Wedagedara , Nedha de Silva
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Sri Lanka’s household debt and the pound of flesh
15 March 2021, by Amali Wedagedara
Woman Human Rights Defender. Member of South Asia Alliance of Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) from Sri Lanka.
Other articles in English by Nalini Ratnarajah (2)
CADTM South Asia annual meeting
In Sri Lanka women are the principal victims of the IMF and of microfinance28 February 2024, by Balasingham Skanthakumar , Amali Wedagedara , Nalini Ratnarajah , Maxime Perriot , CADTM South Asia
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Feminisation of micro credit
20 February 2020, by Nalini Ratnarajah
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