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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TopicUSAID

Topic: USAID

US judge blocks Musk, DOGE’s move to shut down USAID citing constitutional violations

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit by current and former USAID employees, one of several pending over the rapid dismantling of Washington's primary humanitarian aid agency.

‘$21 mn for voter turnout’ row: MEA has sought details on USAID funds spent in India from US embassy

In response to a query, Ministry of External Affairs told Rajya Sabha it's awaiting response to clarify scope of USAID involvement, including NGOs through which projects were executed.

UN chief visits Rohingya refugees in Cox Bazaar as WFP faces aid cuts after USAID shutdown

WFP warns it may cut Rohingya food rations from $12.50 to $6 per month in April due to funding shortages, sparking fears of rising hunger in overcrowded camps.

India’s tough choice between US and Russian stealth fighter jets & an obesity problem in the making

International media also reports on the first casualty of USAID cuts in India—closure of clinics for transgender people in Hyderabad, Thane & Pune.

George Soros funds and USAID move in tandem around the world

Over the past half-century, USAID has frequently advanced US interests under the guise of humanitarian crisis relief.

Jaishankar says attacks on minorities in Bangladesh ‘impact’ Indian thinking, urges clarity in ties

EAM says Dhaka cannot expect normal relations with New Delhi while blaming India for its domestic issues, adds govt is looking into USAID activities in India.

Trump’s USAID claim sparks Congress-BJP slugfest. ‘Western deep state & RSS’ in the mix

Trump's remarks came after Elon Musk's DOGE cancelled the humanitarian aid agency USAID's funding for several projects, including '$21m for voter turnout in India'.

MEA says reports of USAID funding voter turnout in India ‘deeply troubling, looking into it’

US President Donald Trump last week called the funding to India a 'kickback scheme', while asserting that USAID was 'trying to get somebody else elected'.

US foreign aid freeze has paved way for revival of China’s BRI in Nepal

Beijing may have felt relief after the MCC funds for Nepal were suspended. After all, through its media and press responses, it led a strong anti-MCC and anti-US campaign.

‘Attempt to get somebody else elected’: Trump says must tell Modi govt about $21 mn USAID on polls

Washington’s cost-cutting agency DOGE, headed by Elon Musk, has disbanded USAID & cancelled 15 pledged grants to other countries.

On Camera

India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup? Cricket with terror state Pakistan is good for business after all

If you accept the principle of sporting sanctions, then you only need to ask: is there a difference between apartheid-era South Africa and today’s Pakistan?

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.