"The U.S. has had FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act) since 1938 and FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) since 2010. Mr. Kwatra’s post on X came days after a U.S. lawmaker voiced concern over the FCRA amendments, claiming that it would allow the Indian government to take control of churches and charities. He said India has over three million NGOs, and only a bare fraction of these, 14,450, hold FCRA registration. Mr. Kwatra asserted that regulating foreign financial flows in public and political spaces is a sovereign step driven by national security concerns. Mr. Kwatra also dismissed suggestions that the FCRA amendments targeted a particular community.