06-02-2019 02:19 via kvoa.com

Foreign aid groups accuse Indian government of impeding work

NEW DELHI (AP) — International rights groups and foreign aid organizations with deep roots in India say they are struggling to operate under the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has elevated the role of homegrown social groups while cracking down on foreign charities.
Greenpeace India said this month that it was forced to close two of its regional offices and sharply reduce its staff because of the crackdown.
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