Global academics condemn government action against Centre for Policy Research

Global academics condemn government action against Centre for Policy Research

In a joint statement, academics expressed dismay about the Union Government’s decision to suspend the FCRA license of Centre for Policy Research, calling it a “blow to intellectual freedom”. Photo: Instagram.com/cpr_india Urging the Centre to reconsider the suspension of CPR’s FCRA registration, top academics said it “struck a blow at intellectual freedom and public reason […]

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Centre for Policy Research says its donors include over 30 organisations, among them the Government of India

Centre for Policy Research says its donors include over 30 organisations, among them the Government of India

Days after the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) was suspended, the think tank’s officials said its donors include over 30 organisations in India and abroad, among them the Government of India. A CPR functionary said that that its partnership with Namati, an international legal empowerment group, was […]

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Concerns over I-T surveys on NGOs raised

Concerns over I-T surveys on NGOs raised

The signatories expressed their solidarity with “all of us” and termed the recent actions alarming and unfounded. The signatories expressed their solidarity with “all of us” and termed the recent actions alarming and unfounded. A group of 600 citizens, including retired civil servants, teachers, doctors and social workers, in a statement on September 13 expressed […]

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