[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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Pakistan Collapsing
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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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15 December 2014, by Farooq Tariq
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Pakistan: Multi Party Conference against debt repayments
27 August 2010, by Farooq Tariq
Sushovan Dhar is a political activist, writer, and trade unionist based in Kolkata. He is affiliated with CADTM India and is a member of the editorial board for Alternative Viewpoint. His writings address issues such as labour, debt, neoliberal restructuring, authoritarianism, social movements, and international politics, with a particular focus on South Asia and the Global South. His articles have been featured in various publications and networks, including Jacobin, International Viewpoint, and Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières (ESSF) among others.
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Hinge, Not Pole: India in a Fragmenting Global Order
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Anti-Imperialism in an Age of Rising Fascism: Solidarity Beyond Competing Powers
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After the Labour Codes: the political meaning of India’s February 12 strike
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Consolidation Without Redistribution: The Budget and the Remaking of the Indian State
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International Call to Strengthen Antifascist and Anti-Imperialist Action
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Cyclone Ditwah and Disaster Capitalism
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The writer is an activist and researcher specializing in agrarian debt and development.
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Then as farce, now as tragedy: The second coming of Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority
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Sri Lanka: Reading the General Election 2024
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South Asia in the New Global Debt Crisis – A Call for Collective Solutions
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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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