The central government [of India] has suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of Delhi-based think-tank, Centre For Policy Research (CPR), sources revealed. The suspension last week was a result of prima facie claims that the public policy think-tank allegedly violated certain norms related to foreign funding amid an ongoing Income Tax probe. 

CPR claims to receive grants "from a variety of domestic and international sources, including foundations, corporate philanthropy, governments, and multilateral agencies." CPR or Centre for Policy research is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Hans Seidel Foundation, State Bank of India and Namati Inc, as per the think tank's own disclosure. 

Namati Inc, one of the organisation's funding CPR, can be traced to Hungarian-American investor George Soros, who recently stirred massive outrage over his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which led many in India accuse the billionaire of attempting a regime change in India. Namati Inc is funded by the Open Society Foundations (OSF), an organisation founded by George Soros.   

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