Indian authorities are looking into "deeply troubling" information about U.S. governmental activity in the country, New Delhi said on Friday, after President Donald Trump suggested that a U.S. government agency had spent money trying to influence Indian elections.

The Finance Ministry has revealed that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded seven projects in India worth USD 750 million in the financial year 2023-24. Notably, none of these projects were related to enhancing voter turnout,

An announcement by Elon Musk’s DOGE about $21 million funding to India for "voter turnout" sparked a massive political row, with Donald Trump questioning the need for such funding, while Indian leaders disputed the claims.

US President Trump criticized USAID's $18 million funding to aid India's elections, questioning why such efforts aren’t made to boost voter turnout in

US President Donald Trump today launched fresh criticism of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly granting funds to interfere in India's election process.

The Trump administration cancelled a $21 million USAID grant for alleged voter turnout in India, prompting accusations from the ruling BJP. However, the grant was actually intended for Bangladesh.

Days after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on February 16 that it had “cancelled” USAID funding of “$21 million for voter turnout in India”, the Ministry of External Affairs Friday described it as “very deeply troubling”,