'Deeply Troubling': India Raises Concerns Over USAID Revelation, Calls It 'Interference In Internal Matters'

Last Updated:February 21, 2025, 16:02 IST

India expressed concerns over the 'election interference bid' revelation made by Donald Trump and said that the agencies are investigating the matter.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (PTI Image)

Expressing concerns over Donald Trump’s revelation of an apparent election interference bid in India using USAID $21 Million fund, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said the information that has come up is “troubling" and stressed that relevant departments and agencies are looking into the matter.

This comes a day after Trump claimed that the previous Biden administration allocated the fund under USAID to India to “get somebody else elected" in the country.

“We have seen information that has been put out by the US administration regarding certain USA activities and funding. These are obviously very deeply troubling. This has led to concerns about foreign interference in India’s internal affairs. Relevant departments and agencies are looking into this matter. It would be premature to make a public comment at this stage, so relevant authorities are looking into, and hopefully we can come up with an update on that subsequently," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

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