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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned the $1.8 billion in financial assistance to India. The US has recently stopped this assistance. This financial assistance was given to India to increase the voting percentage. He criticized this decision of his own predecessor government and said that India is one of the highest taxing countries in the world. The tariffs there are so high that we can hardly do business there.
During a press conference, Trump, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent two-day visit to the US, said, “Why are we giving India $108 billion? They already have a lot of money. They are one of the highest taxing countries in the world. We can barely get in there because their tariffs are so high. I have great respect for India and their Prime Minister, but why give them $1.8 billion to increase voter turnout in their elections?”
Let us tell you that on February 16, the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) led by Elon Musk announced the cancellation of this fund. DOGE released a post after the decision, sharing a list of funds allocated by American taxpayers to various countries for various purposes. It mentioned $ 21 million, saying that this amount was kept for the voting of voters in India.
Let us tell you that last month, US President Donald Trump selected Musk to head the new Department of Government Efficiency. The department announced the cuts in a post on X on Saturday, which aims to improve governance and curb wasteful spending. “American taxpayer money was to be spent on the following items, all of which have been canceled,” the department said.
The list included grants totaling US$486 million to the group to strengthen elections and the political process, including US$22 million for an inclusive and participatory political process in Moldova and US$21 million to increase voter participation in elections in India. The post did not provide any further details about the funding.
Gill Bikram Singh