Environmental groups like Greenpeace and other international NGOs working in India had sought US government intervention after their funding came under increased scrutiny of the Modi government, according to emails released by the Wikileaks. There are some interesting linkages between the coal industry there and in Australia," Sack wrote on May 27, 2015. "I have had a request from some colleagues at Greenpeace as they are facing a very serious situation in India," Sack wrote. "In a nutshell: an Indian Intelligence Bureau report was 'leaked' alleging Greenpeace India was responsible for a loss of 2-3 per cent of the country's GDP. This has never happened to a Greenpeace office in the entire history of the organisation," Sack wrote.

Source: dna October 23, 2016 17:37 UTC