The pie appears to have atlast crumbled on Fai an American citizen of Kashmiri origin who for many decades under the banner of what in India would be more easily understood as an NGO, was found to be a front for the notorious Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) which funnelled millions of dollars through circuitious illegal channels to INFLUENCE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY ON KASHMIR against India. Whilst the Americans openly accept the need and neccessity for lobbying as a means to influence public opinion in a democratic society ,the OFFENCE lies in Fai not reporting the source of his funds,and which reporting he was under legal obligation to do so. Contrary to the U.S legal position which makes such receipt of funds an OFFENCE,the U.K has reportedly claimed that in U.K there is no law akin to the U.S law, and that in probing similar funnelling of funds by ISI to an Organisation in U.K under their scanner too, they might have to search and take recourse to other laws in U.K. Except for the weak Foreign Remittances Regulation Act( wonder any successful prosecutions have been launched) we are as yet unaware of any law in India that seeks to specifically make it obligatory to report any funds received from foreign governments or any departments of any foreign Govt. In the light of the Govt. of India identifying the Naxal/Maoist threat as being grave to the integrity and sovereignity of India,it leads one to wonder whether such a piece of legislation along lines of the relevant legislation in USA is not utterly neccessary in India, given the fact of Indian citizens being surrounded by countries like Pakistan, China and other satellite countries of China? A law along lines of the U.S legislation,it is opined , would go a long way towards protecting citizens of India.It would also help in strenghtening Parliamentary democracy. Comments and views would be much appreciated. Gerry
