Mains Answer Writing - 13 Aug, 2026

Tips for your answer

• The key debate is not whether foreign contributions should be regulated, but whether state powers over organisations and their assets are proportionate to legitimate national-interest objectives.
• Remember FCRA 2010, Designated Authority, cessation of certificates, mixed-funded assets, five-year registration and the Bill's referral to a Joint Parliamentary Committee in August 2026.
• Do not claim that receiving foreign funds is a fundamental right. Analyse how regulation of such funding can indirectly affect associational, expressive and religious freedoms.