New Delhi — The Government of India has regained approval for foreign funding two weeks after the Christian missionary group founded by the late Mother Teresa refused its permit on Christmas Day. The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs does not say what caused the reversal. The Foreign Donation Control Act became a law in 2011 with the aim of regulating foreign donations to organizations operating in India. The purpose was to prevent foreign-affiliated groups from engaging in activities harmful to the activities that the Government of India considers national interests. Amnesty International closed its business in India last year after the government announced that it had frozen bank accounts for non-governmental organizations.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 08, 2022 16:18 UTC