Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown
The Ford Foundation is holding up aid to organizations in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government scrutinizes foreign donors viewed as meddling in domestic affairs, Reuters reports.
New Delhi has placed the $12.5-billion foundation on a watch list over a $250,000 Ford grant in 2009 to Teesta Setalvada, a prominent Modi critic whose home was raided Tuesday in connection with a criminal case alleging she misused the money....