India’s Largest Paramilitary Hires US Lobbyists to Influence Congress

India’s Largest Paramilitary Hires US Lobbyists to Influence Congress

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s largest Hindu far-right organization, initiated a well-funded lobbying effort in the U.S. earlier this year, a Prism investigation has found. Prism is the first news outlet to report that Squire Patton Boggs, one of the top lobbying firms in the U.S., registered as a lobbyist on Jan. 16 for the RSS, according to lobbying disclosures. Source

RSS hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign

Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s largest Hindu far-right organization, initiated a well-funded lobbying effort in the U.S. earlier this year, a Prism investigation has found. Prism is the first news outlet to report that Squire Patton Boggs, one of the top…

RSS, Modi’s Hindutva Fountainhead, Now Spending Millions to Influence US Congress

Experts say the India-based far-right group hiring an American lobbying firm to influence US lawmakers without disclosures is tantamount to foreign meddling. INDIA’S RSS, the far-right Hindu group behind decades of anti-Muslim violence and the ideological fountainhead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party, is quietly spending big bucks to influence members of the US Congress through top lobbyists. The move has raised questions of legality …

Gulf states outspend Israel 15 to 1 on US lobbying and influence campaigns

New data from OpenSecrets and the US Department of Justice shows Israel spent $8.19 million on registered FARA lobbying in 2023. In parallel, AIPAC — entirely US-funded — invested $126.9 million in the 2024 election cycle, bringing total pro-Israel lobbying and advocacy to roughly $135 million across 2023–2024. By contrast, four Arab states — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait — poured $129.8 million into US lobbying in 2023 alone, a 15.8-…