The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is executing the Trump crackdown to cut federal spending. The DOGE said a day earlier that it had cancelled funds allocated for projects in various countries. These included $21 million for \”voter turnout in India\” and $29 million to \”strengthening political landscape\” in Bangladesh. An adviser to the Prime Minister has called the USAID agency the \”biggest scam in human history\” The ruling BJP has flagged \”external interference\” in the country’s electoral process while a former chief election commissioner called it \”baseless\” The latest remark came from Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP yesterday sought to know who gained from the funds flagged by the DOGe with its national spokesperson Amit Malviya alleging a \”systematic infiltration\” of Indian institutions by foreign forces. He also targeted billionaire investor George Soros and his alleged network of global influence, saying that his shadow looms over the electoral process.
