In 1600, they came with contracts. Now, they come with corporations.
When the British monarchy handed over a trading license to the East India Company (EIC) under the rosy banner of Free Trade and Globalization, it wasn't commerce they had in mind—it was conquest. The mission was clear: exploit, extract, and "civilize" India. Sound familiar?
Fast forward to 1965. The Club of Rome—a cabal of top industrial houses (the real puppet masters behind the EICs)—split the world into 10 economic zones. Zone 9 (yes, India is in it) was marked for ruthless exploitation: oil, gold, diamonds, medicinal plants, uranium, organic food, and even clean drinking water—all now up for grabs under the shiny labels of Liberalization and Privatization.
The script remains the same. The actors have changed names.
The East India Companies haven’t vanished—they’ve just gone corporate. British, Dutch, French, and Belgian East India Companies, once direct arms of empire, have morphed into today's Mu...
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