Congress demands white paper on USAID’s support in India over decades

New Delhi: The Congress has demanded that the Union government should bring out a white paper on the US agency USAID’s support to both governmental and non-governmental institutions in India over the decades.
The Congress also dubbed US President Donald Trump’s claims related to USAID as “nonsensical”.
The party’s assertion comes after President Donald Trump questioned the purpose of providing USD 21 million to India for “voter turnout”.
In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, “USAID is very much in the news these days. It was set up on November 3, 1961. Claims being made by the US President are typically nonsensical to say the least.”
“Even so, the Government of India should bring out a White Paper at the earliest detailing USAID’s support to both governmental and non-governmental institutions in India over the decades,” the Congress leader said.