Stories written by Pratap Chatterjee
Pratap Chatterjee is an investigative journalist who has written extensively about U.S. defence contractors employed in the “war on terror”. He has written two books on the subject: ‘Iraq, Inc’ (2004) and ‘Halliburton's Army’ (2009). Pratap is managing editor of CorpWatch and formerly a senior fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Centre for American Progress.

ENVIRONMENT-U.S.: U.S. green laws face extinction, say analysts

By Pratap Chatterjee
The most threatened species in the United States today are its environmental laws, say activists who are scrambling to keep up with a slew of proposals from the Republican-controlled Congress.

INDIA: The people who are paying the price for economic progress

By Pratap Chatterjee
ELECTRICITY ARRIVED IN CHILKANAND, A SLUM OF 20,000 PEOPLE, LAST SEPTEMBER, FOUR YEARS AFTER AN ELECTRIC LINE WAS INSTALLED. BUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE CONNECTION WAS CUT OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN RESTORED.

INDIA-HEALTH: MALARIA BIG KILLER IN COUNTRYSIDE

By Pratap Chatterjee
EVERY EVENING A GROUP OF CHILDREN QUEUES UP AT THE SCHOOL DISPENSARY IN THIS REMOTE HAMLET IN EASTERN INDIA, TO GET TREATED FOR MALARIAL FEVER.

ASIA: U.S. Offers Help against Greenhouse Effect, But With Strings

By Pratap Chatterjee
The United States has offered private U.S. expertise and money to help Asian countries cut down their greenhouse gas emissions, but governments and green groups in the region say the offer has strings attached.

INDIA: NEW WORLD BANK LOANS MAY DISPLACE THOUSANDS

By Pratap Chatterjee
THE HALF-COMPLETE ROAD LEADING TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED VILLAGE OF AMBEDKARNAGAR HAS A ROW OF FIVE CONCRETE PILLARS CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY ELECTRIC WIRE, BUT NOT TO ANY POWER SOURCE.

INDIA-ENVIRONMENT: NEW WORLD BANK LOANS MAY DISPLACE THOUSANDS

By Pratap Chatterjee
THE HALF-COMPLETE ROAD LEADING TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED VILLAGE OF AMBEDKARNAGAR HAS A ROW OF FIVE CONCRETE PILLARS CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY ELECTRIC WIRE, BUT NOT TO ANY POWER SOURCE.

ENVIRONMENT-PAKISTAN: BUSINESS SCAM BEHIND DANISH PLANT EXP AN INTER PRESS SERVICE FEATURE

By Pratap Chatterjee
PLANS TO IMPORT A SECOND-HAND CHLORINE FACTORY FROM DENMARK ARE A COVER-UP FOR A DANISH COMPANY TO GET RID OF HIGHLY TOXIC EQUIPMENT WHILE PROVIDING PAKISTAN BUSINESSES WITH CHEAP ELECTRICITY, CHARGE ACTIVISTS.
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