Modi wants NGOs to help fight Covid-19. But their hands are tied by rules his government introduced
Modi wants NGOs to help fight Covid-19. But their hands are tied by rules his government introduced
The law that regulates foreign contributions to the non-profit sector was amended in the middle of the pandemic. A women receives oxygen support through a cylinder arranged by the Hemkunt Foundation. | @Hemkunt Fdn via Twitter
In September, when India was in the midst of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre amended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, which governs the use of foreign donations received by non-governmental organisations in the country.
COVID-19 in India: How the Modi government prioritized politics over public health
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The Indian government urgently needs to postpone the forthcoming elections and suspend campaigning, especially mass gatherings, in the face of the COVID pandemic, which is fast developing into an unprecedented humanitarian disaster. This is the main message of an open letter signed by a long list of South Asian medical professionals and published in
The BMJ on April 28.
Mass election rallies in West Bengal and other states recently have been one of the most disturbing aspects of the Modi government’s handling of the pandemic crisis so far. The Indian Medical Association’s vice-president Dr Navjot Dahiya called the prime minister, Narendra Modi, a “super spreader” for organizing and promoting such large gatherings.
The Indian government urgently needs to postpone the forthcoming elections and suspend campaigning, especially mass gatherings, in the face of the COVID pandemic, which is fast developing into an unprecedented humanitarian disaster. This is the main message of an open letter signed by a long list of south Asian medical professionals and published in The BMJ on April 28.
Mass election rallies in West Bengal and other states recently have been one of the most disturbing aspects of the Modi government’s handling of the pandemic crisis so far. The Indian Medical Association’s vice-president Dr Navjot Dahiya called the prime minister, Narendra Modi, a “super spreader” for organising and promoting such large gatherings.
US Watchdog on Religious Freedom Proposes Targeted Sanctions Against India USCIRF suggests entry ban on individuals and entities
COLOMBO: The latest annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has designated India as a “country of particular concern,” and has suggested targeted sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for severe violations of religious freedom by freezing those individuals’ or entities’ assets and/or barring their entry into the United States.”
The report covering events in 2020, accuses India of “engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).”
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