During the session, he addressed the concerns raised following US President Donald Trump's statement that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated $21 million to boost voter turnout in India.
Donald Trump was heard saying, "...21 million dollars going to my friend Prime Minister Modi in India for voter turnout. We are giving 21 million for voter turnout in India. What about us?
India on Friday said that the United States' administration's information regarding funding in India is "deeply troubling" and has led to concerns regarding foreign interference in India's internal affairs.
Jay Mazoomdar, who authored the Indian Express "fact-check" on external interference in Indian elections, is linked to ICIJ, a partner of Soros-funded OCCRP
The Indian Express attempted to suggest that US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his team of nerds at DOGE all goofed up on numbers and somehow made the Himalayan blunder of mistaking Bangladesh for India.
The real concern, however, is that one of the funders of IFES is Open Society Foundations (OSF), which is owned by George Soros. Notably, Soros has been involved in funding anti-India activities for a long time.
The real concern arises with IFES’s private funders, which include Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Open Society Foundations (OSF). Notably, OSF is owned by George Soros, a figure widely accused of funding anti-India activities.