The debate on the funds given to India by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has intensified. US President Donald Trump is repeatedly raising the issue. This time, while speaking on the issue, he claimed that India takes advantage of America. He also claimed that India was given ’18 million dollars’ by USAID to help India in its elections. Let us tell you that earlier this month, Allen Musk -led dog canceled the $ 21 million funds to India, after which the issue has been in discussion.
Trump said, ‘Giving money to India for elections. By the way, they do not need money. They take advantage of us. He is one of the most tariff countries in the world. They have 200 percent tariff and then we give them a lot of money for the election. This is the fourth time in five days when the US President has reiterated his claims about the efforts made by USAID to promote voting in India.
Trump had earlier indicated that this fund could be used to intervene in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but he did not provide any evidence. On Saturday, he took the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time and reiterated his allegation of giving $ 21 million for ‘voter voting’ to India amid the ongoing political debate in India. Trump said in a mysterious comment, ‘My friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India are being given $ 21 million to vote. We are giving $ 21 million to vote in India. What is our? I also want voters to vote.
What did Trump say on the fund given to India?
Trump made US $ 21 million for voting in India. Why do we need to spend US $ 21 million to vote in India? I think they (Biden administration) were trying to elected someone else. We have to tell the Government of India, this is a complete success.
On Friday, he reiterated the allegations again at the Republican Governors’ conference, this time he called the grant a ‘kickback scheme’. Trump insisted, ‘$ 21 million for voting in India. Why are we careing about voting in India? We already have many problems, this is a kickback scheme, you know. ‘
What did Jaishankar say on the USAd dispute?
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that the information provided by the Trump administration is worrying and the government is investigating it amid a dispute over financing by USAd for some activities in the country. He said this in a conversation with Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council during the DU Sahitya Festival held at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC).
