Ford Foundation and its alleged CIA connections

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Ironman

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World's largest NGO funding agency the Ford Foundation has now come under the scanner of the government of India. As expected it has led to a controversy.

Some beneficiaries of the Ford Foundation money and some activists are up in the arms condemning the government's decision to put Ford Foundation under the surveillance of intelligence agencies.

The US based Ford Foundation is not new to controversies. Many call it a front for the American external spying agency CIA. There have been thousands of articles and research papers on Ford Foundation's CIA links. Even in India, the Ford Foundation is accused of funding the NGOs and movements which actually work against India's socio, political and economic interests.***

James Petras, a Bartle Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghampton University, New York, and author of: Globalization Unmasked: Imperialism in the 21st Century throws light on the inseparable relationship between the CIA and the Ford Foundation.

In a 2001 article titled 'The Ford Foundation and the CIA', he writes, "The CIA uses philanthropic foundations as the most effective conduit to channel large sums of money to Agency projects without alerting the recipients to their source. From the early 1950s to the present the CIA's intrusion into the foundation field was and is huge. A US Congressional investigation in 1976 revealed that nearly 50% of the 700 grants in the field of international activities by the principal foundations were funded by the CIA (Who Paid the Piper? The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Frances Stonor Saunders, Granta Books, 1999, pp. 134-135)."

The CIA considers foundations such as Ford "The best and most plausible kind of funding cover" (Ibid, p. 135). The collaboration of respectable and prestigious foundations, according to one former CIA operative, allowed the Agency to fund "a seemingly limitless range of covert action programs affecting youth groups, labor unions, universities, publishing houses and other private institutions" (p. 135).
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The latter included "human rights" groups beginning in the 1950s to the present. One of the most important "private foundations" collaborating with the CIA over a significant span of time in major projects in the cultural Cold War is the Ford Foundation. This essay will demonstrate that the Ford Foundation-CIA connection was a deliberate, conscious joint effort to strengthen US imperial cultural hegemony and to undermine left-wing political and cultural influence. We will proceed by examining the historical links between the Ford Foundation and the CIA during the Cold War, by examining the Presidents of the Foundation, their joint projects and goals as well as their common efforts in various cultural areas."

According to Petras, by the late 1950s the Ford Foundation possessed over $3 billion in assets. The leaders of the Foundation were in total agreement with Washington's post-WWII projection of world power. A noted scholar of the period writes:

"At times it seemed as if the Ford Foundation was simply an extension of government in the area of international cultural propaganda. The foundation had a record of close involvement in covert actions in Europe, working closely with Marshall Plan and CIA officials on specific projects" (Ibid, p.139). This is graphically illustrated by the naming of Richard Bissell as President of the Foundation in 1952. In his two years in office Bissell met often with the head of the CIA, Allen Dulles, and other CIA officials in a "mutual search" for new ideas. In 1954 Bissell left Ford to become a special assistant to Allen Dulles in January 1954 (Ibid, p. 139). Under Bissell, the Ford Foundation (FF) was the "vanguard of Cold War thinking".

One of the FF first Cold War projects was the establishment of a publishing house, Inter-cultural Publications, and the publication of a magazine Perspectives in Europe in four languages. The FF purpose according to Bissell was not "so much to defeat the leftist intellectuals in dialectical combat (sic) as to lure them away from their positions" (Ibid, p. 140). The board of directors of the publishing house was completely dominated by cultural Cold Warriors. Given the strong leftist culture in Europe in the post-war period, Perspectives failed to attract readers and went bankrupt.

Another journal Der Monat funded by the Confidential Fund of the U.S. military and run by Melvin Lasky was taken over by the FF, to provide it with the appearance of independence (Ibid, p. 140).

In 1954 the new president of the FF was John McCloy. He epitomized imperial power. Prior to becoming president of the FF he had been Assistant Secretary of War, president of the World Bank, High Commissioner of occupied Germany, chairman of Rockefeller's Chase Manhattan Bank, Wall Street attorney for the big seven oil companies and director of numerous corporations. As High Commissioner in Germany, McCloy had provided cover for scores of CIA agents (Ibid, p. 141).

McCloy integrated the FF with CIA operations. He created an administrative unit within the FF specifically to deal with the CIA. McCloy headed a three person consultation committee with the CIA to facilitate the use of the FF for a cover and conduit of funds.

With these structural linkages the FF was one of those organizations the CIA was able to mobilize for political warfare against the anti-imperialist and pro-communist left. Numerous CIA "fronts" received major FF grants. Numerous supposedly "independent" CIA sponsored cultural organizations, human rights groups, artists and intellectuals received CIA/FF grants.

One of the biggest donations of the FF was to the CIA organized Congress for Cultural Freedom which received $7 million by the early 1960s. Numerous CIA operatives secured employment in the FF and continued close collaboration with the Agency (Ibid, p. 143).

From its very origins there was a close structural relation and interchange of personnel at the highest levels between the CIA and the FF. This structural tie was based on the common imperial interests which they shared.

The result of their collaboration was the proliferation of a number of journals and access to the mass media which pro-US intellectuals used to launch vituperative polemics against Marxists and other anti-imperialists. The FF funding of these anti-Marxists organizations and intellectuals provided a legal cover for their claims of being "independent" of government funding (CIA).

He concludes that the Ford Foundation is well situated to replay its role as collaborator to cover for the New Cultural Cold War.

The Ford Foundation claims that it helps the third world to strengthen the democracy. If we go by this argument, that should keep India safe because the US claims to further the cause of democracy while India is the largest democracy, right?

According to journalist Surajit Dasgupta, that notion is wrong. He says that the Americans often follow an Indira Gandhi-like policy: Romancing with nefarious elements till they serve as Pentagon's puppets. A deep probe into the cia-on-campus.org site reveals that the Ford Foundation has dirty pro-Islamic businesses it would rather be silent on.

There have been a number of reports by journalists about it founding anti-Israel NGOs. It is also worth noting that Henry Ford created the Ford Foundation while he was involved in and impressed by Nazi Germany, two years before he received his award. Remember, Ford also had a factory in Imperial Japan and, for some unexplained reason in March 1945, Japan sent orders for a pro-independence committee to be formed in Indonesia.

Former Ford Foundation president Richard Bisell acknowledged that the purpose of the Ford Foundation was not "so much to defeat the Leftist intellectuals in dialectical combat as to lure them away from their positions". In other words, you make them work in 'harmless' activities, and not in those that may eventually pose a threat to the interests of the US Administration.

*** - I have been telling everyone this , but nobody believed me !:evil:
 

gemini90

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Another link which details FF's FCRA activities

Foreign Funding to Indian NGOs : Organizations which received funds from Ford Foundation via FCRA:2006-2012

Take a look - it is interesting. There are a few open EJs there, but large number seem to be focussed on political & social activism, not religious.

But when you look a little deeply, they are nearly all run by Evangelists and receive funds from similar parties.

Fcra OnLine Services

Click on 2014-15 and Choose Andhra.

Just as an example choose, no. 25 " Samantha Community Development and Welfare Society", their name does not look religious. They classify themselves as social org (hit on the link for their name). But scroll down and see the donor "Canadian Baptist Ministries".

Similarly no. 28,

"Society for Helpless & Economically Backward Area". Classified as Social org, name is not religious

See the donor list and the same conclusion is reached.
 

Anorion

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something is fishy here

I donno what is happening here, but what should not be happening is: the government using the intelligence bureau and the home ministry as another tool in it's image building /PR machinery. Using tactics to suppress and pressurize NGOs that are doing good work and that raise dissenting voices and don't agree with all the policies of the government, as part of their work. Again, not saying this is happening, just saying it should not be happening.

Crackdown on NGOs was long overdue: Home Ministry - timesofindia-economictimes
 

gemini90

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[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION] There is a difference between subversive and legal/valid activities.

How come changing demographics of a country through illegal means and stopping developmental activities by encouraging and leading to social discontent leagal and valid?

And Gov. keeping tabs on the activities of NGO's and their backers is not new. Happens in every country, whether dictatorship or democracy, since days immemorial.
 
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beingGamer

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[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION] I read at many places that Ford foundation has been funding organizations which they feel can destabilize India.
I think i read one topic on OpIndia.com - news reports and analysis from India recently. ran by 2 youths only & they are doing great job at exposing media & orgs just by doing google searches
 

GhorMaanas

The Vagrant Seeker
next after greenpiss! way to go!
BTW, the surveillance and pressure is more on foreign-funded NGOs, than the domestic ones, if am correct.
 

amjath

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Whats wrong with green peace. They come to our office for donation and government helps them by giving donators tax exceptions
 

GhorMaanas

The Vagrant Seeker
this is nothing new; but what's new is that post the Indira Gandhi Govt., this is the first one that's taken a cautious & stern stance against such 'contractors for agitations' (in that that they haven't outrightly clamped down on their activities, but have started actively monitoring their accounts, plus suspended their license/registration). you may have to read a lot on the presence and activities of such fronts (FF, GP et al) which are giving genuine NGOs a very bad name. but nevertheless, had you come across the recent fiasco over Indian tea? anyway, these all are a part of psy war ops that's being raged since decades (put simply, the game of sabotaging the attempts of those who are striving to come up to challenge a dominator's position). many cases, very murky, and will require a good study. even i went through some of it recently. what's funny is that countries like The Terrorist State of Baakistan, Bangladesh and such, which utmost require such gracious 'NGOs' more than anyone else, they have next-to-none presence of them there. @Ironman and @gemini90 can provide a primer on that much better.
 

Anorion

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oh well who is to decide after the PM accuses even the judiciary to be swayed by these five star activists
PM Modi Cautions Judiciary Against '5-Star Activists,' Urges Self-Assessment

so these NGOs... staffed by Indian citizens working with Indian locals, are allegedly being used by CIA, terrorists, money launderers and missionaries for their own benefit... anyone left out?
 

gemini90

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via@Tracking Evangelism

"India is a dark nation" "Idol Worship is common" "More ppl have tasted Pepsi than they've heard name of Jesus"

*vimeo.com/125865199

Single org. Single year. 17 crores from USA. 53k new converts. 4 lakh baptisms which itself is conversion too.

Fcra OnLine Services

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US seeks clarification from India on Ford Foundation issue

Press Trust of India | Washington Apr 25, 2015 02:28 AM IST

The United States today expressed concern over India's crackdown on Ford Foundation and Greenpeace,and said it is seeking "clarification" on the action.

"We are aware that the (Indian) Ministry of Home Affairs suspended the registration of Greenpeace India and has placed the Ford Foundation on a prior permission watch list," the State Department Deputy Acting Spokesperson, Marie Harf, told reporters at her daily news conference.

Why is Govt of USA making it a Govt to Govt problem when a duly elected GoI suspends what is officially a charity foundations work in India?
 
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Ironman

Ironman

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so these NGOs... staffed by Indian citizens working with Indian locals, are allegedly being used by CIA, terrorists, money launderers and missionaries for their own benefit... anyone left out?


Left Out ... Yes

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Anorion

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lol. ty.
original IB report
IB-Report-NGOs June 2014

wording is pretty clear, which makes the intentions also pretty clear. It is simply that these NGOs are in the way of development.

august last year greenpeace worked with 50,000 forest dwellers in 54 villages to prevent the forest being acquired for a coal mine > Local groups push to save India's Mahan forest from coal future | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
in march this year, the villagers were successful in their stand against Hindalco and Essar Greenpeace celebrates landmark victory in dispute over Mahan forest » TckTckTck | The Global Call for Climate Action

timing for this pressure now seems suspicious. no conversions in this case.

apart from that, there were some peaceful resolutions and even praise between the government, industries and NGOs on some matters, pesticide in tea, solar panels that give back to the grid.
 

GhorMaanas

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the '5-star activists' remark wasn't just spoken in jest; it applies to a very particular set of people, and rightly miffs some (the likes of Madame Suzanne Arundhati Roy, Angana Chatterji et al, those very same ones, on a 'mission' to locate mass-graves of people in Gujarat under Hillary Clinton's initiatives, but found only buffalo-skeletons, and who while each of the day that the Narmada dam project was delayed for atleast a decade and the villagers of Kutchh had to walk miles to fetch water, were sipping pellegrino; the reports of the villagers weeping in relief and gratitude for, yes, their Govt., eventually opening the canals carrying clear water, are a damning condemnation of these traitors). just because its fashionable to lambast one's govt. on any and everything and to associate oneself with some seemingly 'noble' causes as modern-day devotees of righteousness, the reports of investigations being carried out since atleast more than a decade shouldn't be overlooked (and yes, such reports were tabled to our Singh saahab too during his tenure, but except for pulling up the US-stooge Udayakumar once, it was business as usual). this is a copy of the detailed report from IB that was presented last year:

IB Report on NGO

before someone feels the impulse to brush the report aside (again, as its fashionable to appear 'progressive' today by cursing your govt. and its agencies), it would do good to read a bit on the brilliant, mild-mannered gentleman Mr. S.A. Rizvi. the findings of the report above are certainly not new.
a damage to GDP-growth at the rate of 2-3% P.A. is serious, and amounts to 'economic terrorism'. a feature of that very same thing can be glanced over here thus - among some of the unsung proactive measures taken by the Govt., this was one:

Rs 16 lakh crore stalled investment greets Narendra Modi-led BJP govt - Financial Express

As many as 285 projects, involving investment over Rs 16 lakh crore, are pending with the government, part of the legacy the new government has inherited from the UPA. These have been held up either for want of clearance or because of obstacles created as a result of turf wars among various ministries during the UPA regime.

Amid the perception of policy paralysis in turn paralysing the economy during the previous regime, a project monitoring group (PMG) was set up under the cabinet secretariat last June. The PMG, headed by Anil Swarup, an additional secretary-ranked officer, was assigned 437 projects worth over Rs 21 lakh crore. It has resolved issues relating to 152 projects in the last one year, paving the way for investments worth Rs 5.32 lakh crore.

The PMG was given 62 projects to start with, but within months found itself facing a rush from industries seeking resolution of issues in various sectors. By January, the number of projects had crossed 400. Of the 437 that reached the PMG eventually, 342 entail investments over Rs 1,000 crore.

The 437 projects were burdened with about 1,200 issues, say sources briefed about the investments being monitored by the PMG. While most of the stalled investments related to projects in the energy sectors (power, coal and petroleum), the majority of the issues that stalled these investments pertained to the ministries of environment and coal.

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the PM had responded quickly by providing the above-cited PMG more authority:

Narendra Modi govt to modify UPA's brainchild PMG, give more teeth - Financial Express

While the present mandate of PMG, which operates as a division under the cabinet secretariat, is to coordinate with line ministries to expedite the required clearances for stuck projects, sources said the new NDA government wants the PMG to go beyond that. In fact, the government is thinking of revamping the entire project clearance mechanism.

"The PMG could be morphed into a different institution. Chances are it will be strengthened," an official told FE, adding the division could continue to remain under the oversight of the cabinet secretariat. It may act as a nodal body that synchronises clearances with similar bodies at the state level.

Already, PMG has been asked to gauge actual investment and production from the projects already cleared so far. "The message has been that we should go beyond clearances and find the actual economic activity —production of goods and services, power generation — after the clearances," said the official.

Since 2013, PMG has facilitated clearance of 150-odd projects involving Rs 6 lakh crore of investment. Despite this, the investment cycle has not seen any upswing and GDP growth remained subdued at 4.7%, a shade higher than the decade's slowest pace of 4.5% recorded in 2012-13.

coming to greenpeace alone, some of the highlights of IB/MHA reports and other interesting info:

- recently, their 'research'-paper titled 'trouble brewing on the Indian tea' was published, alleging that India tea contains moderate-to-high amounts of pesticides and shouldn't be consumed. the brands mentioned are exported to america, britain, europe. but where was the 'research' and 'testing' conducted was not disclosed by GP, and the requests to do so were declined, citing "we do not disclose our sources to third-parties". it was ascertained that the so-called tests were conducted at a pvt. lab in a european nation.
- prior this, GP had accepted 'contracts' to stall the coming up of 5 ultra mega power projects at MP (saasan), AP (Krishnapattanam), MS (Griye), Odisha (Sundargadh), Gujarat (Mundra), which are to provide 20,000 MW of power.
- attempts to stall work at 3 coal dependent industrial areas, at CG (Korba), MP (Jabalpur), UP (Varanasi), from where again 20,000 MW of power is to be derived.
- agitation to stop import of palm oil from Indonesia, which, if successful, would've led to its price-increase.
- about 200 donors to GP are suspected of money-laundering. BTW, for all their bull claims that they get their funding only through public charity and donation, it would do well to read (how) GP had lost 30 million Pounds not very long ago. the HQ of GP Int'l is located at Amsterdam, a european tax-haven, and known to have a lot of money-circulation, in we know what. the annual budget of GP is INR 1560 cr., with about 15k members. last year, a report of financial irregularities in the body had surfaced.
- for all its calls for environment-protection, GP agitators had damaged a historical heritage site in Peru last year.
- Netherlands itself had arrested 44 of these agitators who were obstructing the arrival of a Russian oil tanker.
- a little details into the 'contract' grabbed to stall projects in India - a 'coal strategy conference' organised in Instanbul in July 2012....GP India is handed a contract to get stalled all the coal-based power-plants in India....a 'coal-network' was formed by america's 'green organisation' and GP america....the american org 'climate works foundation' hands over INR 1.5 cr to GP India....as a result, GP India organised agitations at many places in the country....these included protests against 455 new thermal power-plants....these quislings put NTPC as their no. 1 target, and strived to put the locks on 47 projects of NTPC....GP Int'l sent their ground troops from america, europe australia for this....this team comprised of 13 foreign nationals (9 europeans, 3 americans, 1 aussie)....these were endowed with the responsibility of 'training' GP India volunteers on how to agitate effectively....european GP activist benjamin david was also invited to India on business-visa to train them on how to hide the fact of foreign-funding from the media and the GoI....the protests were organised at more than 39 power-plants (credit: the coalswarm website)....this was deemed 45% successful by coalswarm....GP India had given out ads in newspapers, and had begun lobbying for nuclear liabilities clauses.

and it doesn't end at that.

if one cannot blindly trust their govt'.s reports, which is good, they should be questioned, then what makes people want to blindly trust others, here, these 'NGOs'?! if not anyone else, may be the words of GP's founder (Patrick Moore) could instill some confidence? --> Why I Left Greenpeace - WSJ (gist being, GP was later on hijacked by political interests).

i believe most of GP India's volunteers, the enthusiastic youth, they are not aware of the grim agenda behind such groups, and are well-intentioned otherwise. with our attention-span that of a gnat and neither aware nor care much to look beyond the sparkle and glitz associated with such mass-appealing movements, a crop of part-time and enthusiastically driven youth plus those looking to enhance their resumes too, they are being utilised as ground troops. we already have an army of professional 'krantikaris', we don't need more. next time if and when anyone encounters a couple of these GP volunteers at some IT park or somewhere, asking you to donate and help the 'cause', just ask them that do they know that the clothes that they are wearing also requires power to be manufactured?
if these groups really had all the goodwill and intentions to bring about positive changes, couldn't they have just discussed or/and joined hands with the Govt. in movements like of river-cleaning, steps to reduce pollution from automobiles, green-cover enhancing initiatives, etc.? Japan & Germany have been working on 'clean coal' tech.s since some time. if they so much wanted to bring good changes to environment here, they could've discussed and rallied for bringing the tech. to India at nominal prices. happening?!

Japan has for many years kept GP and their likes on their toes, by subjecting them through METI audits, not something to fool with. perhaps we should tackle them the in the Russian and Chinese way. revoking their license for 6 months and freezing 7 of their bank-acct.s is a good first step. even al-jazeera was recently taken to task for showing distorted map of India despite being issued repeated warnings over the past few years, by taking them off the air for 3 days. although unrelated, but there are signals (not very well-know or covered) that the GoI is asserting its stance, indicating the connivers that the criminally relenting govt. of the past, well, is past now, and 'badmaashi' now won't be taken lying down, the jhola & bindi waale professional 'krantikaris' notwithstanding!
 
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Anorion

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Yeah don't believe that 2-3% damage to the GDP.
the IB report was never officially released, it was kept in front of the journalists, they were free to take photos, but no one was handed printouts. .
 

GhorMaanas

The Vagrant Seeker
well, i would like to believe it with an allowance of some margin of a couple of decimal places, given the credentials of Mr. Rizvi, who is not known for analyses less than rigorous; coming from a breed of old-school academic intel brains, some high-profile scams were cracked by him and his team, including some large stock-mkt ones, plus targeting terrorism through their money-supply links even if through intricate and convoluted channels. many such successes to his credit.
and atleast zee media house is said to have copies of thise IB-MHA reports (were shown on TV, with highlighted points).
 

gemini90

Journeyman
^link please

that video is horrible
hopefully people can see past it
[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION] On a serious note, do you have any idea how conversion takes place? If not, I can tell you about 3 specific inter-related methods employed by missionaries in my own village and surrounding areas.
 

gemini90

Journeyman
Well, the last time i visited my village in Bundelkhand, i saw posters regarding a community meeting to be held at the mela ground in the area. Expecting festivities, i went their with my cousins. What happened was totally unexpected. 3 foreigners (2 women, 1 man) + support team comprising of indians was present there. A statue of mary and jesus in a similar vein like this -> India protests over 'tribal' Virgin Mary and baby Jesus - BBC News

was present. They started off by putting forward a few of those indians to speak about their personal problems and how jesus, and by extension, the church has helped them overcome those problems. Meanwhile others from their group started approaching people individually.Then 1 foreign lady took up the mike started speaking in hindi (to my surprise) and spoke about the miracles of jesus + about a new church being constructed in the area and how it will be open to all, whether christians or not. On asking mu cousins, he told me that this is a monthly activity. Rest of the times, missionaries visit the household in the afternoon when men are at work in the fields to try and convince the womenfolk about their objectives. In similar vein to the saying that educating a women teaches the whole family. You get the idea, don't you? the pastor in church and missionaries also provide cheap loans + and other monetary help (like what happened after the tsunami last decade).

This is just one way how they mix up the local customs with their own religion to make it not seem as anything alien. Just like how we have christian yoga these days.

Reality is, in 2-3 years GOI has to solve ALL problems with FCRA so that they can start addressing the other routes. They need to probably amend laws to an extent where no money is allowed to Indian NGOs from abroad.

These donors have become experts at funneling money into India. BAM (business as mission) is their next frontier. You will realize that dealing with FCRA is child's play compared to dealing with BAM. There are dozens of american EJ investors who fund Indian x-ngos to start a company. So it will no more be an NGO, it will be a business. So it will be classified as FDI for business and will not be under the purview of the charitable donations act or FCRA. Only difference in this case is they will pay corporate tax.

So, EJ investors will provide Indian EJ's with seed capital to start businesses (can be as simple as a taxi service to a retail store), donate a portion of the ensuing profit to Indian x-tian ngos. So this will be totally out of the purview of the FCRA act since the ngo is receiving money from an Indian startup which in turn has given a part of its equity to an EJ investor abroad. So how on earth will Indian GOI go around monitoring this.

There is a solution though, a full blown anti conversion law (forced/voluntary), meaning no more freedom of religion in India. Now that can only be done if we have 10 more years of a Right Wing GOI. Only good news is that BAM is just taking shape, I have come across several cases of BAM, but its not a flood. But the more GOI tightens FCRA, more BAM money will come. But that will be 10 years from now before it reaches new highs, by then an anti conversion law is a must.

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About that video, the excerpts of missionaries in their is not for our consumption. It is for the western public and entities who give financial support. I have met an old missionary during his journey to India, he had grown up with his parents (who were missionaries) in India. He was grandfather now, and his children also do mission work. There are many such families in Europe, totally dedicated to this path of converting Indians (even though local church attendance is record low).

As to why the western states give tacit support to this system, well that will be hitting the heart of the problem, namely use of religion for political means. For eg, the role of Bishop and cardinals during italian marine incident where they killed indian fishermen in indian waters.

Pick up the niyogi committee report - VINDICATED BY TIME - The Niyogi Committee Report

or books by Arun Shourie - Harvesting Our Souls or Missionaries in India. , By Rajiv Malhotra and few others and you will see what is happening away from our glare.

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By the way, do you remember an incident which took in Haryana where the local people demolished a church in rural area. Exactly what was the need for a church in an area where according to census, not a single christian soul was present withing miles.
 
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