FCRA, NGOs and the Question of Which Foreign Funding Is in National Interest

Foreign interests and influences come with foreign capital and these are far stronger than what the funds flowing to NGOs bring with them.

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration or license that enables the licensees to get foreign funds has either not been renewed or cancelled for many non-governmental organisations or NGOs.
Problems created for of one of the best known of them, Missionaries of Charity, drew international attention and criticism since the organisation has been doing yeoman’s work in giving succour to the poor. Under pressure, permission was restored for the organisation and along with it the FCRA of prestigious institutions like IIT Delhi and JNU were also restored.

Why did all this happen in the first place?

Arun Kumar

Professor Arun Kumar, Distinguished Fellow at TPF, is the Malcolm Adisheshiah Chair Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi and was formerly professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University from 1984 to 2015. He has an MA (Physics) from Princeton University, USA and PhD (Economics) from JNU. His recent book (published in Dec 2020), Indian Economy's Greatest Crisis:Impact of The Corona Virus and The road Ahead, has generated great interest and discussion.