It’s not only dissident community members who thwart philanthropic efforts to assist others. The government of India does so too. The draconian and mischievous Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) first introduced by one authoritarian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, and now further tightened by another dictatorial head of state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with his right-hand strongman home minister Amit Shah, has delayed, hindered and even possibly blocked humanitarian aid coming to India.
The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust Funds (WZOTF) chairman Dinshaw Tamboly, when responding to Parsiana’s queries (see "Relief restrictions," Zoroastrians Abroad, pg 16) noted: "The second wave......