As part of a wider crackdown on the administration’s critics, the Indian government is targeting foreign-funded nongovernmental organization’s financial lifeline.
That’s according to members of NGOs and civil society groups in India, some of which have started to tone down their campaigns or pull out from sectors deemed risky for their business.
“They’ve not only frozen the accounts of our trusts … but also our personal accounts,” said Javad Anand, a prominent critic of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and co-owner of beleaguered local NGOs Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace.
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Alys Francis
Alys Francis is a freelance journalist covering development and other news in South Asia for international media outlets. Based in India, she travels widely around the region and has covered major events, including national elections in India and Nepal. She is interested in how technology is aiding development and rapidly altering societies.
