Author: Ananda Mukherjee

As the government tightens rules on foreign funding, a bigger question remains unanswered: how much money is being misused and how long has it gone undetected? The Timothy Puzzle The Enforcement Directorate’s recent investigation into the US-based Timothy Initiative (TTI) has opened a Pandora’s box, exposing a potentially serious blind spot in India’s foreign-funding surveillance system. The agency reveals that TTI, which was not registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), brought nearly ₹95 crore into India between November 2025 and April 2026 through foreign bank-issued debit cards instead of the prescribed banking channel. The alleged mechanism is striking.…