Aid, Trade, and Hypocrisy
Published by Yazad Jal January 19th, 2004 in Economics, IndiaMadhu Kishwar exposes the hypocrisy of the Anti-Globalisation Brigade (AGB) currently parading in Bombay under diferent guises — World Social Forum, Mumbai Resistance, etc. Her focus is on NGOs who happily accept foreign aid and grants, while trying to prevent the ordinary Indian from trading and participating in the world economy.
She also brings to the forefront the similarities between the AGB and the Swadeshi Jagran Manch of the RSS. While these two bodies might scream that they belong to opposite ends of the policy totem pole, in reality, their agendas seem to coalesce.
Madhu has a few suggestions:
Those who seriously oppose the inflow of foreign investments in India ought to set an example by resolving in Mumbai that: a) They will not take consultancies with foreign aid organisations; b) They will not write books for foreign publishers; c) They will write textbooks only for Indian readers and publish only with desi publishers rather than for ‘‘imperialist’’ West’s intellectual markets. d) They will run their NGOs only with local resources; e) They will not take teaching or research assignments in foreign universities; f) They will not participate in global networks financed by international donor agencies of ‘‘imperialist’’ countries to fight local causes; g) They will not issue press releases to international news channels about local issues and struggles in India.
Read the whole piece.
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There is an interesting discussion on between Paul Craig Roberts and various libetarian scholars at the Mises Blog relating to his article in the New York Times on the 6th of Jan.
Gautam, go explain to Jivha what capitalism is.