On the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation website, under a section called 'Our Story', for the year 2004-05, one of the activites undertaken by RGCIS is listed as "China Association for Internationally Friendly Contact".

This left me intrigued. I ran a Google search. It's explosive.

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According to wikipedia:

"The China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) is a united front organization subordinate to the Liaison Department of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission. CAIFC was founded in 1984..."

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"... and is active in overseas influence operations to promote the interests of the Communist Party of China. China Economic and Security Review Commission, CAIFC "performs dual roles of intelligence collection and conducting propaganda and perception management campaigns."

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