“Kickback Scheme… What Do I Care?” Trump On USAID As BJP Slams Congress

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

“Raises Worries Of Interference In Internal Matters”: India On USAID

India said the US Agency for International Development (USAID) $21 million fund for ‘voter turnout in India’ in 2012, “raises worries of interference in Indian internal matters, and relevant agencies are looking into it.” The Ministry of External Affairs’ response to the $21 million ‘India Fund’ sanctioned by USAID came after a political clash between … Read more

“Trying To Get Somebody Else Elected”: Donald Trump On $21 Million ‘India Fund’

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has once again questioned the Biden administration’s move to provide $21 million to India for “voter turnout” and guessed if they were “trying to get somebody else elected”. “Why do we need to spend $21 million on voter turnout in India? I guess they were trying to get somebody … Read more