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Lula da Silva: A metalworker who rose from poverty to reclaim Brazil's presidencyLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth, non-consecutive term as Brazil’s president, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in a fiercely contes...
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
Brazil, South Africa, India Key global south partners: Mauro VieiraBrazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has described Brazil, South Africa and India as major democratic partners of the Global South, stre...
India's support to poor during COVID-19 remarkable, says World Bank President David MalpassCOVID-19 marked the end of a phase of global progress in poverty reduction. During the three decades that preceded its arrival, more than 1...
Brics to create forum on Agro, Rural AffairsThe ministers adopted a document on Brics food security cooperation strategy. It agreed on the establishment of a forum on agriculture and ...
'Paris deal on climate change should reflect differentiated responsiblities'Developed countries should take the lead by undertaking ambitious emission reduction targets, ministers from the developing countries bloc ...
World Bank finalises plans to lend $2.7 billion for investment in BangladeshDescribing Bangladesh as a "very important" partner for the World Bank, Jim Young Kim said the World Bank has zero tolerance for corruption.
- 'Unresolved bottlenecks slowed growth in developing countries'
Unresolved bottlenecks has slowed growth in middle income countries like India, Brazil, Russia and Turkey, World Bank President Jim Young K...
- UN Climate Change Negotiations 2012: India, China demand greater accountability from industrialised countries
At the opening sessions of the conference the advanced developing countries or BASIC made it clear that over the last four years the develo...
- Barack Obama's blunder at the World Bank
US president Barack Obama has let the world down with his nomination for president of the World Bank.
- Inequality rises in India, says OECD
India has become "less equal over time" and earnings inequality in the country has increased significantly since the early 1990s, OECD said.
- Global Action Day hits climate talks in Durban
Thousands of activists, including members of the civil society groups, farmers and waste pickers, gathered outside the venue of the landmar...
- Oppn keeps up attack on govt over Budget
Leading the charge in the Rajya Sabha, CPM leader Brinda Karat said that the Budget would only “intensify the world of inequalities” and de...
- Making up acronyms?
Ibsa and Bric are still far from a new world order.
- Prepare ground for Mexico meet
It is notable that the Basic Group (BG) of nations — Brazil, South Africa, India and China — have reiterated their support for last month’s...
Prime minister's Copenhagen gambleBy committing a 20% reduction in emission intensity while the west is making negligible effort, India may have compromised its interest.
- Brazil starts to tap deepwater oil field
Brazil will on Tuesday start to tap a deepwater offshore oil field that could presage how difficult it will be to pump reserves in vast new...
- Brazil risks China’s wrath by getting closer to India
In a world where just about everyone is scared silly of upsetting China, Brazil may be an anomaly. Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft are so worr...
- Developing world workers unite
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, workers from the developing world have decided to join hands to fight for a fair multilateral trade...
- India, Brazil, S Africa to sign FTA
India, Brazil and South Africa will sign a trilateral framework agrevsement for trade cooperation at the first IBSA Summit in Brazil next w...