Indian authorities are looking into "deeply troubling" information about U.S. governmental activity in the country, New Delhi said on Friday, after President Donald Trump suggested that a U.S. government agency had spent money trying to influence Indian elections.

US President Donald Trump today launched fresh criticism of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly granting funds to interfere in India's election process.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar earlier on Saturday said that the reports hinting USAID’s alleged election interference in India were “concerning” and “warrant a look”

The Trump administration cancelled a $21 million USAID grant for alleged voter turnout in India, prompting accusations from the ruling BJP. However, the grant was actually intended for Bangladesh.

Trump criticises $18M USAID funding for Indian elections, suggesting a return to paper ballots. Jaishankar expresses concern over allegations.

Days after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on February 16 that it had “cancelled” USAID funding of “$21 million for voter turnout in India”, the Ministry of External Affairs Friday described it as “very deeply troubling”,