On Tuesday Russian authorities listed the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a US non-governmental organization (NGO), as being undesirable on the country's territory. Prosecutors found that the NED controlled some Russian commercial and non-commercial organizations and used them in campaigns aimed at disrupting the results of Russian polls, conducting political actions to influence the authorities' decisions and discrediting service in the Russian military, according to Russia Today.

Founded in 1983, the NED describes itself as a "private, nonprofit foundation," but it is actually largely funded by the US Congress. The Russian Justice Ministry has deemed it the most active sponsor in politics and politics-related fields.

The NED is the first foreign organization that was listed as "undesirable" by Russia after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on regulating overseas NGOs in late May, which has been bashed by Western media. In fact, the organization also had a large presence in many other countries, including China. It was behind movements supporting the independence of Tibet and Xinjiang, which interferes with China's internal affairs.

The NED is the epitome of many Western-backed NGOs that have political ends. Some NGOs were involved in the color revolutions in Russia's neighbors, such as Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. They also reportedly played a big role in orchestrating and backing the violent street protests in Kiev in late 2013 and early 2014 that led to the Ukraine crisis.

However, when host countries of these foreign NGOs try to better oversee these organizations to safeguard their national interest, they are criticized by the West that always shouts the loudest in the discourse. This happened when China drafted a law to tighten its management of foreign NGOs and India canceled the registration of nearly 9,000 foreign-funded NGOs in April.

Born in Western society, these NGOs carry a Western mentality that may not always accord with the rules of the countries where they operate, to which they have to learn to adapt. In May, after India put the US-based Ford Foundation on a "watch list" for its illegal funding activities, it triggered protests from the US State Department. Yet earlier this month, the American organization sat down to come to a resolution with the Indian government.

Every country prioritizes its own national interests and always tries to do what's best for the nation.

The measures that countries like China, India and Russia have taken to regulate foreign NGOs aim to let these organizations play their role while minimizing their negative influence. This is a reasonable move that allows no interference from the West.