India

2018

Gates Foundation’s Influence Criticized

By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Feb. 16, 2008

The chief of malaria for the World Health Organization has complained that the growing dominance of malaria research by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation risks stifling a diversity of views among scientists and wiping out the world health agency’s policy-making function.

Education

The K-12 and higher education reform programs of the Gates Foundation have been criticized by some education professionals, parents, and researchers because they have driven the conversation on education reform to such an extent that they may marginalize researchers who do not support Gates’ predetermined policy preferences.^[132] Several Gates-backed policies such as small schools, charter schools, and increasing class sizes have been expensive and disruptive, but some studies indicate they have not improved educational outcomes and may have caused harm.^[155][156]

“Marc Parry, Kelly Field, & Beckie Supiano, “The Gates Effect”, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 13, 2014″. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
“Got Dough? How Billionaires Rule Our Schools”.
“Valerie Strauss, An educator challenges the Gates Foundation”. Washington Post.

AGRA and Monsanto

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a development aid organization founded in 2006 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Rockefeller Foundation with a focus on Africa. Criticism is expressed of the personnel links between the BMGF’s Executive Board and Monsanto.^[165] AGRA’s economic connection to groups such as Monsanto, Cargill, DuPont, Dow Chemical, BASF and Bayer together with the fact that the BMGF holds a significant proportion of the company’s shares lead to criticism. In particular the promotion of the use of chemical fertilizers and hybrid seeds leading to the destruction of grown smallholder structures and an increase in Africa’s dependence on large corporations is being criticized.^[166]

Spät, Patrick. “Bill Gates zwischen Schein und Sein”. heise online.
“Bill Gates in Afrika » Welt-Ernährung”

Modi Goalkeepers Award

On September 24, 2019, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave its Goalkeepers Global Goals award to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. The decision to award Modi was widely criticized by academics, Nobel Prize laureates, and human rights activists from all over the world.^{[167][168][169]} A petition signed by over 100,000 people also demanded that the Gates Foundation rescind the award.^[170] Critics insisted that Modi, a Hindu nationalist prime minister with an alleged long record of human rights abuse, should not be celebrated by an organization whose mission states that ‘every life has equal value and all people deserve healthy lives.’^[171] By giving Modi this prestigious award, they noted, the Gates Foundation contributes in legitimizing the rule of Modi^[172]

“Dismay at Gates Foundation prize for Narendra Modi | Letters”. September 23, 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
Steinem, Gloria; Bilgrami, Akeel (September 24, 2019). “The Gates Foundation shouldn’t legitimise Narendra Modi | Gloria Steinem and Akeel Bilgrami” – via www.theguardian.com.
Alluri, Aparna (September 23, 2019). “‘Toilet trouble’ for Narendra Modi and Bill Gates” – via www.bbc.com.
“Don’t reward fascism. The Butcher of Gujarat, Modi, doesn’t deserve an award from the Bill Gates Foundation”. Stop Genocide.
Hamid, Sabah (September 26, 2019). “Opinion | Why I Resigned From the Gates Foundation” – via NYTimes.com.
“WHRO – Gates Foundation’s Humanitarian Award To India’s Modi Is Sparking Outrage”. whro.org.

Bill Gates’ Stock Portfolio

1. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
2. Waste Management (WM)
3. Canadian National Railway (CNI)
4. Caterpillar (CAT)
5. Walmart (WMT)
6. Crown Castle International (CCI)
7. Ecolab (ECL)
8. FedEx (FDX)
9. United Parcel Service (UPS)
10. Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB (KOF)
11. Schrodinger, Inc. (SDGR)
12. Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
13. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
14. Alibaba (BABA)
15. Grupo Televisa SAB (TV)
16. Boston Properties Inc. (BXP)
17. Liberty Global plc (LBTYK)
18. Alphabet (GOOGL)
19. Alphabet (GOOG)
20. Liberty Global plc (LBTYA)
21. Twitter, Inc. (TWTR)
22. Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LILAK)
23. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (IAE)
24. Uber Technologies (UBER)

Narenda modi

Modi was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 due to Keshubhai Patel‘s failing health and poor public image following the earthquake in Bhuj. Modi was elected to the legislative assembly soon after. His administration has been considered complicit in the 2002 Gujarat riots,^[c] or otherwise criticised for its handling of it. His administration has been criticised for failing to significantly improve health, poverty and education indices in the state.^[e]

Sources describing Modi’s administration as complicit in the 2002 violence.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}
Bobbio, Tommaso (2012). “Making Gujarat Vibrant: Hindutva, development and the rise of subnationalism in India”. Third World Quarterly. 33 (4): 657–672. doi:10.1080/01436597.2012.657423. S2CID154422056.
Nussbaum, Martha Craven (2008). The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future. Harvard University Press. pp. 50–51. ISBN978-0-674-03059-6. JSTOR27639120.
Shani, Orrit (2007). Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–173. ISBN978-0-521-68369-2.
Buncombe, Andrew (19 September 2011). “A rebirth dogged by controversy”. The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
Jaffrelot, Christophe (June 2013). “Gujarat Elections: The Sub-Text of Modi’s ‘Hattrick’—High Tech Populism and the ‘Neo-middle Class'”. Studies in Indian Politics. 1 (1): 79–95. doi:10.1177/2321023013482789. S2CID154404089.
Sources stating that Modi has failed to improve human development indices in Gujarat.^[11][12]
Buncombe, Andrew (19 September 2011). “A rebirth dogged by controversy”. The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
Jaffrelot, Christophe (June 2013). “Gujarat Elections: The Sub-Text of Modi’s ‘Hattrick’—High Tech Populism and the ‘Neo-middle Class'”. Studies in Indian Politics. 1 (1): 79–95. doi:10.1177/2321023013482789. S2CID154404089.

Cases of sedition were filed against individuals criticising the government.^[127] This led to discontent within the BJP regarding Modi’s style of functioning and drew comparisons to the governing style of Indira Gandhi.^[127][199]

Public health experts criticised its emphasis on the role of private healthcare providers, and suggested that it represented a shift away from public health facilities.^[250]

Modi on the nwo. India has gained global recognition. Masses unaware of indias achievement

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