NEW DELHI, Sept. 28 -- On September 20, this writer received an alert on WhatsApp. The message said that an amendment to the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) was being proposed. The Bill was being presented in the Lok Sabha for discussion. A majority of the civil society leaders were shocked as they had no clue what this Bill was about. At a time when even a small event in one of the remotest regions of the country or the world gets flashed within a few minutes, how can such an important amendment skip anyone's attention? A news-item published in the Times of India had acquired sudden attention. The report, too, was incomplete as information about the Bill was not available in THE public domain. Even the popular website prsindi...