1. This @OpIndia_com blog was brought to my notice which is based on a report from a so called news channel @newsindia24x7_. I am going to reply with a challenge to them. If I am proven wrong, I will give up the work I do, and I am not, everyone from these two news agencies ....

https://twitter.com/OpIndia_com/status/1462040529189806087

2. should take sabbatical and go back to learn basics of journalism. What these two have reported, best qualifies as ignorance, stupidity and yellow journalism. The Operation Angutha, has been done by अंगूठाछाप people, and they need to be exposed.

Couple of days ago I received a call. The person identified himself as SI from Delhi police. He said, there was a complaint against us that we raise funds in the name of refugees but do nothing.

I will get back to this story, but before that let me tell you something else. Before I turned off my TV last night, I saw two advertisements. One was from a multilateral agency and another from INGO registered in India. Both raise billions of dollars around the world.

Their ad showed vulnerable faces of women and children during the money and they .....

1. Last week I was invited to address a NGO platform in a European country to speak and challenge them on #localisation agenda.

#localisation is a term referred to strengthen local NGOs who are often first responders to disasters. 2. The term became a buzzword after the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, when it was realised that less than 0.3% funding was reaching to local/national actors. Hence a commitment was made to pass on at least 25% to them by 2020. #localisation

1. Vestige of #colonialism continue to exist. The aid industry is also part of that. The #BlackLivesMatter campaign has triggered debate on #colonialism and #racism prevailing in the aid sector. Would it help addressing the problem? Would be premature to reach to a conclusion. 2. I have been working in the sector for over three decades and faced discrimination numerous times because of my nationality, complexion and also religion. Will share some experiences today. Before that, let's see how colonialism gets defined. #DecoloniseAid

Dear @SwarajyaMag team,

Here are my views on the #FCRA bill, and I hope my views, based on my over three decades of Indian and global experience, would reach Mr @narendramodi and Mr @AmitShah as well.

https://twitter.com/SwarajyaMag/status/1309760345037135872

There are two features of the revised act which are praiseworthy, i.e, linking of Aadhar and disqualifying public servants from receiving foreign fund. However, your assumption that the revision may lead to #AatmNirbharBharat may unfortunately not be true.

In India, racism has taken a new form. Until a decade ago, white people were recruited as country head in all INGOs. Since that is no more possible, people of colour are recruited, who carry the same mindset. Policies still come from the West to get implemented here.

https://twitter.com/humanaidint/status/1304441808835887113

Addressing this new form of racism is very challenging. International NGOs have taken over Indian NGOs' space without most of the Indians knowing about it.

Most of us feel, an international NGO definitely means more honest and credible NGO, so let's support them.

पार्क में जब कोई अमीर कुत्ता आता है तो गरीब कुत्ते लालायित होकर उसकी तरफ दौड़ते हैं कि खेलने-खाने की कोई नयी चीज लाया होगा. अमीर कुत्ता भाव नहीं देता. उपेक्षित और अपमानित हो गरीब कुत्ते वापस अपने दल में लौट जाते हैं, धूल में लोटने और एक दूसरे से मल्ल युद्ध करने के लिए. आज अभिजात्य वर्ग के एक कुत्ते का मन गरीब कुत्तों के साथ खेलने का हुआ. वो जैसे ही गरीब कुत्तों की ओर दौड़ा, अभिजात्य मालिक की त्योरियां चढ़ गयीं. पहले तो अंग्रेजी में कुत्ते को समझाने की कोशिश की. जब नहीं माना तो देशी हिंदी में गरियाते हुए एक बेल्ट भी मार दी.

1. During his #IndependenceDay2020 speech, PM @narendramodi again highlighted the necessity of #AtmaNirbharBharat. We went one step ahead asking us to move from #MakeInIndia to #MakeForWorld.

I wonder, why can't the same apply for NGO sector? 2. Do we have dearth of our homegrown NGOs that we need international NGOs to occupy our space in India, who primarily exist here to take benefits of the funding now available in India, including the #CSR funding?

Talked to Hindu Singh, who came to India decades ago as refugee but now an Indian citizen. He will provide complete details soon. If economic distress was the reason for committing mass suicide, @humanaidint will consider expanding programme there too ASAP. @ManMundra @swati_gs

https://twitter.com/hindurefugees/status/1292400052695007232

All of them were poisoned, but yet to ascertain whether it was murder or suicide. In either case, their helplessness and lack of support system are primarily responsible. #CAA notwithstanding, they are left on their own to fend for themselves in absence of a rehabilitation plan.

I Keep raising one issue which, as of now doesn't concern many Indians, but it must, and that is almost complete control of international NGOs on the funding available within India. Their clout is such that many committed Indian NGOs are struggling to survive. I log in to twitter or Facebook or Instagram and one promoted post of one INGO, claiming to be Indian, pops up asking for funds. Many of them partner with Indian news channels, run their advertisements on TV channels and have Bollywood celebrities as ambassadors.

1. Story time folks before you go to bed. Photos may be a bit irrelevant, but that is to keep your interest alive.

Sharing the updates based on my today's visit to the Signature Bridge camp and the continued plight of the refugees living there. 2. Newly arrived refugees in Signature Bridge don't have cots. There are snakes around. Living under tarpaulin is not convenient as the heat increases. They are coming up with such structure to cope.

@humanaidint is proving wooden beds to all such families.

1. Let me provide a brief analysis of the refugees arriving from Pakistan, their situation and needs. I hope, this will be read widely so that @humanaidint could secure support from sympathetic individuals to work systematically on their development.

https://twitter.com/humanaidint/status/1237730605971804160

2. Almost all these refugees come on pilgrimage visa with the intentions of never going back. In this process, they often abandon their properties and assets and come to India with belongings which they can bring as pilgrims. Often some family members also get left behind.

1. Back from the Signature Bridge camp. Let me do some storytelling to help you understand the current situation of these #refugees from Pakistan, what has @humanaidint done for them and what we intend to do. 2. Refugees living in this camp started coming to India since 2018; first camped in a place in Majnu ka Tila, but soon asked to vacate it by the host community. They used to come to this forest to collect firewood. Since no one lived in this vulnerable land, they squatted here.

1. Ladies and gentlemen, you need to read this story to understand the extremely challenging situation of newly arrived refugees living in Signature Bridge camp, in the midst of forest. See these photo and I will explain their plight and vulnerability. @humanaidint @humanaidint 2. About 60 refugee families live here in the midst of forest, without any basic facility, such as water, electricity, toilets, education, access to health etc. Many more families, facing persecution in Pakistan, are arriving everyday here. #refugees

1. Have a look at this photo. Does this affect you? Let me narrate the story in the subsequent tweets. @humanaidint #HAI @humanaidint 2. There are three camps of Pakistani-Hindu refugees in Delhi, located in Majnu ka Tila, Rohini and Adarsh Nagar. One more is coming up under the Signature Bridge camp, where 35 migrant families have squatted. #HAI