Indian Officials Conduct Raids on Soros-Backed Organizations
Indian Officials Conduct Raids on Soros-Backed Organizations
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out search operations at eight locations across Bengaluru as part of a probe into alleged foreign exchange violations connected to the Open Society Foundations (OSF), established by American billionaire George Soros, and its impact investment branch, the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF).
Sources speaking to Indian media said the searches were “conducted under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and involve OSF along with several international human rights organizations,” according to a report by The Economic Times.
The inquiry focuses on claims that OSF brought in foreign direct investment (FDI), with allegations that some recipients later misused the funds in ways that breached FEMA regulations.
“Our teams executed raids at eight sites in Bengaluru on Tuesday to examine possible violations of foreign direct investment rules by SEDF and OSF related to investments made in different entities and individuals in India, as well as how those funds were later used,” an unnamed official said, as reported by the Hindustan Times.
Reports indicate that the Soros-backed OSF transferred close to $3 billion to more than a dozen organizations operating across India.
The same official stated that “a preliminary probe found that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) placed OSF under the prior reference category in 2016, which limited its ability to provide unrestricted donations to NGOs within India.”
“Despite these restrictions, OSF allegedly created subsidiaries within India and routed funds through foreign direct investment and consultancy payments. These funds were then used to support activities carried out by NGOs, which constitutes a violation of FEMA rules,” the officer added.
The Times reported that OSF began its activities in India—the world’s largest democracy—in 1999, although the Soros-founded organization reportedly does not maintain a physical office in the country.
In November, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under the Biden administration at the time, accelerated its decision to approve a deal that would allow Democratic megadonor Soros to obtain a significant stake in more than 200 radio stations.
According to Fox News, the decision triggered a review by the House Oversight Committee, which raised concerns about possible “politicization” and the potential influence on the 2024 presidential election.
The FCC’s approval of Soros’ purchase of over 200 Audacy radio stations drew criticism from a Republican commissioner who opposed the move, as well as several GOP lawmakers who viewed the decision as openly partisan.
Fox reported that the FCC “issued an order approving Soros’ acquisition of more than 200 radio stations in 40 markets just weeks before the presidential election,” a move that could give him the ability to reach as many as 165 million Americans.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) accused the FCC of speeding up its review of the broadcast licenses while bypassing the agency’s normal procedures.
Audacy Inc., which owns more than 200 radio stations, became the target of Soros’ investment effort when he attempted to acquire $415 million in debt during the company’s Chapter 11 restructuring, Fox reported.
In late February, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr updated Republican lawmakers on the agency’s investigation into Soros and his potential influence over local radio broadcasting. Carr met members of the Republican Study Committee—a caucus of 175 House Republicans—during their annual private luncheon.
A source told Fox News that Carr planned to brief lawmakers about the rapid acquisition of the radio stations. He also reportedly discussed broader approaches to countering left-leaning media outlets.
The Republican congressional investigation into the deal has focused heavily on Soros Fund Management’s role in the purchase. The investment firm holds a significant level of foreign ownership, raising concerns that programming on the stations could allow foreign governments to exert undue influence on American audiences.
“The FCC is not following its typical review process for this transaction,” Carr told lawmakers last fall when discussing the deal.
“For years we have had a clear path for obtaining FCC approval when foreign ownership exceeds 25 percent—which this deal does,” Carr said. “Yet it appears the FCC may be preparing to create an entirely new shortcut for the first time.”
My Sister Hit My 6-Month-Old Baby at Christmas Dinner—Then My Husband Stood Up and Said 2 Words
My Sister Hit My 6-Month-Old Baby at Christmas Dinner—Then My Husband Stood Up and Said 2 Words
The entire table went silent.
My mother looked down.
My father said nothing.
No one moved.
Except my husband.
He rose from his chair slowly, calm and completely in control, looked my sister straight in the eyes, and told her to leave.
She never came back after that night.
Christmas dinner at my parents’ house had always been loud, crowded, and slightly exhausting.
But that year felt different from the moment we arrived.
My husband, Captain James Walker, had only recently returned from a long deployment.
Our daughter, Emma, was six months old.
She wore a tiny red Christmas onesie with little reindeer stitched across the front.
It was her very first Christmas.
For us, that alone made the night special.
Then my sister Lauren showed up.
Late, as usual.
She walked through the door carrying a bottle of wine in one hand and a list of complaints in the other.
She barely looked at Emma.
Dinner was already halfway over when Emma started getting fussy.
Nothing unusual.
She was tired, overwhelmed by the noise, and surrounded by people she barely knew.
I stood beside the table, lifted her into my arms, and gently rocked her against my chest.
Lauren immediately rolled her eyes.
“She’s already spoiled,” she said.
“You pick her up every single time she makes a sound.”
I looked at her.
“She’s six months old, Lauren.”
Lauren pushed back her chair and stood.
“Give her to me.”
Before I could answer, she reached for Emma.
I hesitated.
But Lauren had already put her hands out.
The moment Emma felt herself being pulled away from me, she squirmed.
Then she started crying harder.
Lauren’s face tightened.
And before I fully understood what she was doing—
she slapped my baby.
It wasn’t hard enough to leave a visible mark.
But it was hard enough.
Hard enough to make Emma scream.
Hard enough to make every person at that table freeze.
Hard enough to make something inside me snap.
“What did you just do?”
My voice came out louder than I intended.
Lauren stared at me like I was the one behaving badly.
Then she gave a careless little scoff.
“Oh, relax.”
“It was a tap.”
“You’re overreacting.”
I immediately pulled Emma back against my chest.
She was crying so hard she could barely catch her breath.
My hands started shaking as I held her.
My heart pounded against my ribs.
I looked around the table, waiting for someone—anyone—to say something.
My mother stared down at her plate.
My father cleared his throat but never looked at Lauren.
My uncle shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
No one defended Emma.
No one confronted Lauren.
Nothing.
“That was my child,” I said, fighting to keep my voice steady.
“You just hit my baby.”
Lauren folded her arms.
“Oh my God, you’re so dramatic.”
Then she actually laughed.
“Children need discipline.”
I stared at her in disbelief.
“Discipline?”
“She’s six months old.”
Lauren shrugged.
“Then maybe she should learn early.”
Still, nobody at the table said a word.
The silence hurt almost as much as what Lauren had done.
And then—
a chair scraped sharply across the floor.
Everyone turned.
James stood up.
He didn’t slam his hands on the table.
He didn’t shout.
He didn’t curse.
He simply rose to his full height and looked directly at Lauren.
His posture was straight.
His expression was unreadable.
I had seen that look before.
At military ceremonies.
During difficult phone calls.
In moments when everyone around him understood that the conversation was over before he even raised his voice.
“Get out,” James said.
Lauren blinked.
Then she gave a nervous laugh.
“Excuse me?”
James didn’t move.
“You struck my child.”
His voice remained quiet.
Controlled.
“You will leave this house.”
“Now.”
Lauren looked around the table, clearly expecting someone to jump in and defend her.
Nobody did.
Her smile disappeared.
“You’re seriously kicking me out over that?”
James held her gaze.
“I’m telling you to leave because you put your hands on my six-month-old daughter and then laughed about it.”
Lauren’s face reddened.
“This isn’t even your house.”
James took one slow step forward.
“No.”
“It isn’t.”
Then his eyes briefly moved across the silent faces around the table before returning to hers.
“But that is my daughter.”
“And you will never touch her again.”
Lauren opened her mouth to argue.
James didn’t give her the chance.
“If you don’t leave immediately,” he said calmly, “I will…”
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