Friday, April 24, 2015

FORD FOUNDATION, A FRONT SUSPECTED TO BE INTERFERING IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF INIDA FOR DECADES IS NOW FINALLY KEPT UNDER OFFICIAL WATCH

Ford Foundation issue: US expresses concern, seeks clarification from India


Ford Foundation issue: US expresses concern, seeks clarification from India
US has expressed concern over Ford Foundation being placed under watch list by India. (AFP photo)
on the action. 

"We are aware that the (Indian) ministry of 
home affairs suspended the registration of 
Greenpeace India and has placed the Ford 
Foundation on a prior permission watch list," 
the state department deputy acting spokesperson, 
Marie Harf, told reporters at her daily news conference. 

"We remain concerned about the difficulties caused 
to civil society organizations by the manner in which
the Foreign Contributions Regulations Act has been 
applied," she said in response to a question.

"We are concerned that this recent ruling limits the necessary and critical debate 

within Indian society and we are seeking a clarification on this issue with the 
appropriate Indian authorities," Harf said.

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Govt puts Ford Foundation under watch list 

Foreign funding for Greenpeace frozen 

Greenpeace's leaky wallet got home ministry's goat 

In a crackdown on foreign fundings to NGOs, the Union home ministry has put 

the Ford Foundation of the US on its "watch list" and ordered that all funds 
coming from the international organization have to be routed only with its nod 
due to "national security concerns". 

The home ministry said it has decided to keep a watch on all activities funded 

by Ford Foundation and by exercising the powers conferred under Section 46 of 
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010, directed Reserve Bank of India to 
ensure that funds coming from it be brought to the notice of the home ministry. 

The ministry said it wanted to ensure that funds coming from Ford Foundation 

is utilised for "bonafide welfare activities without compromising on concerns of 
national interest and security". 

READ ALSO 

Govt puts Ford Foundation under watch list 

Foreign funding for Greenpeace frozen 

Greenpeace's leaky wallet got home ministry's goat 

In a crackdown on foreign fundings to NGOs, the Union home ministry has put the Ford 
Foundation of the US on its "watch list" and ordered that all funds coming from the 
international organization have to be routed only with its nod due to "national security concerns". 

The home ministry said it has decided to keep a watch on all activities funded by Ford 
Foundation and by exercising the powers conferred under Section 46 of Foreign Contribution 
Regulation Act 2010, directed Reserve Bank of India to ensure that funds coming from it be 
brought to the notice of the home ministry. 

The ministry said it wanted to ensure that funds coming from Ford Foundation is utilised 
for "bonafide welfare activities without compromising on concerns of national interest and 
security". 

The move came after Gujarat government asked the home ministry to take action against 
Ford Foundation as it alleged that the US-based organisation was "interfering in the internal 
affairs" of the country and also "abetting communal disharmony" through an NGO run by 
social activist Teesta Setalvad. 













































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