Is it illegal in India to push views that China may like?

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₹38 crore in donations since 2017 from non-profits and shell companies linked to a wealthy American named Neville Roy Singham who considers himself a “Marxist" and has close links to the Chinese government. Whatever the actual figure, it does appear that Singham funnelled crores into an outfit that is practically not worth a fraction of that. So what was Singham buying; what was Newsclick selling? If Newsclick is a journalistic organization, then it appears shady.

As a pressure group, it fares a bit better, but morally it is in the grey area. In either case, there is no evidence that it is a criminal syndicate. The government, once again, has used disproportionate force against activists.

It has been probing Newsclick for three years using its formidable powers, including those of the Enforcement Directorate, and has found nothing substantive to prove Newsclick is waging a war against India on China’s behalf. The First Information Report against Purkayastha, which the Delhi police only reluctantly showed him after a court order to do so, makes vague claims. Over the years, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s government has demonstrated a special concern for not-for-profit organizations.

It is as though the party is privy to their secret powers. After all, one of them, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, did help bag India for the party. So maybe other not-for-profits can do it for others? Over the past decade, the government has created an environment of fear among activists who are critical of it.

Some have been jailed for years on feeble grounds. As a result, India has acquired a poor global reputation, by which we of course mean a reputation in the West. India is just a little better than China and Russia in Western perceptions