EU & India Hail 'Progress' While Billions in Global South Starve
📰 THE STORY: Bloomberg reports that the European Union and India have reached a long-awaited trade agreement after nearly two decades of talks, hailing it as a significant step in global economic relations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'deal' echoes the historical patterns of colonial exploitation where European powers extracted resources and labor from India. From
the East India Company's rapacious rule, which saw millions die in manufactured famines in the 18th and 19th centuries while Britain industrialized, to the current intellectual property regimes that deny affordable medicines to the global poor, the relationship has always been one of extraction and imposed dependency. India's agricultural sector, for instance, remains vulnerable to price
volatility and dumping from subsidized EU producers. Double Standard: Western media trumpets these multinational 'free trade' agreements as benevolent engines of growth, yet fiercely protect their own agricultural subsidies and intellectual property rights, blocking developing nations from competing fairly. When countries in the Global South attempt to assert sovereignty over their own resources
or develop domestic industries, they're often met with sanctions, coup attempts, or labeled as 'protectionist,' as seen with Venezuela's attempts to nationalize oil or Bolivia's lithium. Follow the Money: These agreements are crafted to benefit large European corporations, granting them privileged access to India's vast market and cheap labor, while often imposing conditions that undermine local