Description and analysis of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing philanthropy and the non-profit sector in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are provided in Philanthropy and Law in South Asia (PALISA), a research publication issued by the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (APPC). The India chapter of PALISA was coauthored by Noshir Dadrawala, editor of Philanthropy, the newsletter of the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy and chartered accountant Sanjay Agarwal of the Delhi based Account Aid India. Each country chapter includes recommendations by the authors to promote further development of philanthropy and the non-profit sector, notes a press release.
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