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Concerning and worrisome: Jaishankar on USAID funding allegations for 'voter turnout'
New Delhi, February 22: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Saturday expressed concern over allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated USD 21 million for "voter turnout" in India.
Deeply troubling, agencies probing foreign interference in India's internal affairs: MEA on USAID funding
New Delhi, Feb 21: India on Friday said that relevant departments and agencies are looking into the information put out by the US administration about the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) meddling in Indian elections and spending millions to influence voter turnout in the country.
BJP disputes leading daily's fact-check on USAID funds for India, calls it cover-up
New Delhi, Feb 21: US President Donald Trump’s ‘revelations’ on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funds, particularly his reference to $21 million funding to India for voter turnout, triggered a political storm in the country with BJP and Congress engaging in a bitter barb exchange.