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India's MEA: FCRA Bill is Internal Matter, Rejects US Criticism
India makes its own rules about money that comes from other countries.
The new rule is called the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2026.
Some people in other countries do not like this rule.
A lawmaker from the United States, named Riley Moore, said he does not support it.
India's Ministry of External Affairs, which handles India's relations with other countries, answered back.
It said that how India makes its laws is an internal matter for India.
That means the decision belongs to India's Parliament, not to people in other countries.
The bill will be discussed in the next session of Parliament.
India's government is also talking with religious groups and other organizations about the bill.
India's Ministry of External Affairs responded to criticism by US Congressman Riley Moore over the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill, 2026.
The MEA said legislative matters concerning India are internal affairs to be decided by the Indian Parliament.
The FCRA Bill has drawn criticism from international stakeholders, including US Congressman Riley Moore.
The bill is scheduled for consideration in the upcoming session of Parliament.
The government is holding ongoing consultations with religious and civil society groups on the bill.
- Who
- India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and US Congressman Riley Moore
- What
- The MEA rejected US lawmaker criticism of the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill, 2026, calling it an internal matter
- Where
- India
- When
- The upcoming parliamentary session, when the bill is scheduled for consideration
- Why
- The MEA said legislative matters concerning India are internal affairs to be decided by the Indian Parliament
Indian Government
International Critics
Foreign Criticism of FCRA Bill
Indian Government
The MEA maintains that legislative matters concerning India are internal affairs that will be decided by the Indian Parliament.
International Critics
US Congressman Riley Moore and other international stakeholders have criticized the proposed FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026.
Key facts
- Subject
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill, 2026
- Responding body
- Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India
- Critic
- US Congressman Riley Moore
- MEA stance
- Legislative matters are India's internal affairs, decided by the Indian Parliament
- Next step
- Bill scheduled for consideration in the upcoming parliamentary session
- Consultations
- Ongoing with religious and civil society groups
Sources
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