The People's Tribunal looked into the national impact of the World Bank and its allies on :

1. Vulnerable communities, including women, children, dalits, minorities, adivasis, workers, fisher folk, and farmers;
2. The environment and human rights;
3. The World Bank‘s agenda and whether it is largely influenced by transnational corporate interests;
4. Financial indebtedness and loan conditionalties’ effects on social sectors (food, health and education), particularly in terms of poverty alleviation and reduction of inequality;
5. Transparency, corruption and accountability within government, the private sector and NGOs;
6. Governance (role of bureaucrats, consultants and technocrats), sovereignty and democracy;
7. Conflicts, including militarisation.
   

• How do the WBG and other IFIs influence or determine government policies, particularly those affecting the poor? What domestic policies have they changed to the detriment of those living in poverty? Has the policy reform process been democratic? Are IFIs part of a 'behind-the-scenes parallel government'?
• Are the World Bank and other IFIs serving the welfare of the Indian people, especially the poor and vulnerable sectors on whose behalf they claim to act? Or, are they acting to safeguard the interests of other actors, such as transnational corporations, the U.S. government, bureaucrats, the governing elite, and/or their own financial health?
• After operating in India for so many years, why do the WBG and IFIs continue to provoke criticism from grassroots organizations and NGOs that claim they contribute to environmental degradation, displacement and human rights violations?
• Why are ministers and bureaucrats in central and state governments so anxious to enter into contracts with the WB and why do they sanction sovereign guarantees? is there an element of corruption and kickbacks involved in the granting and accepting of WB loans? Whether the key officials and decision makers of the country have been compromised and placed in a conflict of interest situation by the World Bank and its affiliated agencies offering them jobs, consultancies, contracts, travel grants, etc?
• How have WB contracts contributed to the indebtedness or bankruptcy of the central government and various state governments?
• How has the WB's role as a "knowledge provider" impacted both the process and the results of policy-making in the country?