John Sifton: “The main and most powerful tool the Indian Government has for harassing NGOs is the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.”

CPC designation, generally, needs to be overhauled. I have great respect for the current Ambassador, but the fact of the matter is when countries like Vietnam and India are not on the list, it creates huge questions about the criteria that…

The U.S. played a huge role in convincing the government to engage with the U.N.

There is no doubt. There is no doubt at all. There is worldwide crackdown on civil society underway, and this is but one example.

A lot of this will be made better if you start reforming and if you show progress on human rights and accountability.