New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised concerns over information from the US that millions of dollars were sent to India, allegedly to influence elections in India. US President Donald Trump first raised the issue of alleged funding of $21 million for “voter turnout” in India, after he took over from former President … Read more
New Delhi: Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his criticism about $21 million in United States government funding for India – via global aid agency USAID in 2012 – for ‘voter turnout’, calling it a “kickback scheme” and declaring, “What the hell do I care about it? We got enough problems (of our own).” The US … Read more
If not for the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, the public might not have known that, ahead of the 2014 parliamentary elections in India and beyond, the American establishment was funneling large sums of dollars for “voter turnout” initiatives among marginalised communities in India. The question arises: what was … Read more