The US has said it is strongly supportive of India’s investment in the civil nuclear power sector and does not favour its NGOs opposing anti-nuclear activities in the country.
“We are supportive, as a government, of India’s investment in civil nuclear power. That’s not what we support NGOs to do in India,” state department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said asked about the recent Indian statements that American NGOs are involved in opposing the nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
“Our NGO support goes for development and it goes for democracy programs,” she told reporters at her daily news conference.
India intensified its drive against NGOs it suspects of being hostile to national interests, with the home ministry zeroing in on 77 organisations whose activities will be scrutinised following a crackdown on four NGOs for allegedly fanning protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant.