Delhi In building our campaign against the FDI being expanded in retail we continued on a Saturday in Delhi to push forward at the highest level with our new friends and what would have sometimes seemed strange bedfellows. Meeting with G. Devarajan, the Central Committee Secretary of All India Forward Bloc, one of the small …
Month: June 2006
Pitching the Big Tent around FDI
Delhi Our first day in Delhi was a whirlwind as we crisscrossed the city miraculously making it on time — or early — for 7 straight meetings. Our team, Reena from Mumbai, Ram from Delhi, and Prithvi from Chennai felt we were lifting the campaign by the sweat of our brows! Oh, did I mention …
Gathering the Anti-FDI Coalition in Mumbai
Mumbai The meeting was slowly pulling together at the Indian Chamber of Commerce building near Churchgate. Mohan Gurani and C.T. Shanghvi from the FAM were running the meeting and giving the background on the fight they had been waging in somewhat lonely and unrewarding fashion since 1999 against proposals to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) …