US protests Ford Foundation issue |
After the US state department protested against the Indian government`s action of putting global NGO, Ford Foundation, on its watch list, the issue was raised during the just concluded foreign office consultations. The US side, led by Under Secretary for political affairs Wendy Sherman, is believed to have quizzed the Indian delegation on two key issues — why was the Indian government going after one of the biggest US NGOs, and that India should do more to support former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed. India has denied any suggestion of a witch hunt against Ford Foundation or any of the big NGOs that are currently under the scanner. Ford Foundation, as an NGO donor, is not allowed to make donations for political causes to `companies`, which is a violation of FCRA regulations.
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