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USAID did not use government channel to finance political projects in Bang
Updated : 1 year ago IST
USAID had avoided normal government official channel to finance USD 29 million to implement a controversial project to strengthen political landscape in Bangladesh, a senior government NGO Affairs official said.
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Trump suggests India help US with elections after criticising USAID fundin
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Trump, in turn, proposed they go back to paper ballots and have India assist with the election process, saying, "Wouldn't that be nice?"
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"Concerning and worrisome": Jaishankar on USAID funding allegations for 'v
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Jaishankar stated that the government is looking into the matter, describing the allegations as "concerning and worrisome." Adressing the 12th International Health Dialogue in New Delhi, he emphasised that USAID was allowed to operate in India in good faith, but the new allegations sugges
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"Democratic process of country was sought to be modulated," V-P Dhankhar o
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"...Recently, this revelation has come, I was stunned to see it. What has been revealed by the President of the United States with full sense of responsibility is that the democratic process of this country was sought to be modulated, manipulated. To dent and taint the purity of our elect
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"Deeply troubling", says MEA on US administration's information on funding
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
While addressing weekly press briefing on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that relevant departments and agencies are looking into the matter and it would be premature to make a public comment at this stage.
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USAID funding allegations: Gaurav Bhatia accuses Rahul Gandhi of taking su
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
After US President Donald Trump alleged USAID's funding of USD 21 million for voter turnout in India, BJP's Gaurav Bhatia on Friday accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of taking support of these 'anti-india forces' in his attempt to defeat PM Modi.
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Trump again questions US funding for India's 'voter turnout'; BJP demands
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Malviya stated that this money is used to "sustain deep-state assets who work to defend and deflect such revelations."
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"He conspired to weaken Indian democracy": Ravi Shankar Prasad attacks Rah
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"Donald Trump has confirmed that 21 million USD (United States dollars) was being given to influence the voter turnout in India. We have been raising this issue earlier. He was conspiring to weaken the Indian democracy. He was appealing to make him win in the elections. What Congress has don
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BJP's Amit Malviya refutes Congress' allegations against Smriti Irani
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya on Tuesday dismissed Congress' allegations that former Union Minister Smriti Irani was an "agent" of George Soros.
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Economist Sanjeev Sanyal condemns USAID's role in National Family Health S
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Sanjeev Sanyal, economist and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, raised concerns about the influence of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on India's health system and social policies, particularly through its involvement with the National Fami
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"Anybody becoming weapon of foreign forces is working against India": Raje
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Chandrasekhar alleged that certain political figures and groups within the country are acting as tools of external forces to hinder India's progress and that they had become weapons in the hands of countries and people who don't want to see India rise.
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China plays its Trump card
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
With regularity, the almost buffoonish actions of Trump are lowering respect for the USA around the world. Whether it is threats to seize control of the Panama Canal or Greenland, Trump is making a mockery of the rule of law. In language reminiscent of China's leaders, the American second-te
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