‘Who Are These Powers’: BJP Raises Concern Over USAID Funding For ‘India Voter Turnout’

Last Updated:February 17, 2025, 14:42 IST BJP attacks Congress over reports suggesting that the United States, through its foreign aid agency USAID, allocated $21 million to enhance voter turnout in India in 2012.  BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi | File Image/PTI Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday launched a blistering attack against the Congress after reports emerged that…

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Trump is dismantling globalisation, one blow at a time

In pursuit of America First, US President Donald Trump is dismantling globalisation which has come to define the world in the post-Cold War era, or at least dislodging America from the pivotal role it has played in globalisation. Under American leadership, the world had got itself global institutions for trade, governance, security and social action….

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Time for it to die: Why Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to shut down USAID | World News

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the US government responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. Established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, USAID’s mission is to promote global development, humanitarian efforts, and democratic governance. It operates in over 100 countries, focusing on areas like…

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