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India’s New FCRA Rules Explained: The High-Stakes Debate Over NGOs and Conversion
India’s 2026 FCRA amendments make foreign-funding permissions specific to approved purposes and geographical areas. They introduce a detailed schedule for religious, cultural, economic, educational and social activities while excluding proselytisation from specified religious categories. The rules strengthen donor traceability, governance disclosures, project reporting and scrutiny of key functionaries. They also impose a 75 per cent…
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FCRA 2026: Powerful New Rules Defend Dharmic Communities from Funding Abuse
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 introduce a sharper compliance framework for organisations receiving foreign funds in India. The new rules require precise objectives, declared operational areas, donor transparency, social media disclosure, and stricter accountability for key functionaries. Their most important religious provision permits legitimate faith-based activities while excluding proselytisation from specified categories. This…
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FCRA Flashpoint: Why Rep. Chris Smith Pressed Rubio on Indiaand the Stakes for Civil Society
Representative Chris Smith’s call for Senator Marco Rubio to raise India’s FCRA in high-level talks has revived a sensitive debate: how to balance India’s sovereign right to regulate foreign funding with the need to protect legitimate civil-society and faith-based work. This analysis clarifies what the FCRA is, how it evolved (1976, 2010, 2020), and why…