Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that the information provided by the Trump administration is worrying and the government is investigating it amid a dispute over financing by USAd for some activities in the country.
He said this in a conversation with Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council during the DU Sahitya Festival held at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC).
Sanyal asked him about the issue of ‘USAD’ which has been in the news recently.
Jaishankar said, “I think some information has been kept in front by the people of the Trump administration, and obviously it is worrisome. This shows that there are activities that have a certain objective to promote any discussion or approach.
He said, “As a government, we are investigating it, because it is the responsibility of such organizations to give information. And, I believe that facts will be revealed. “
The Foreign Minister said, “I read, such and such person worked with USAd … See, it is not a question whether you worked with USAd or not, USAd was allowed … This historical form work here Has been doing However, the USAd was allowed here to carry out goodwill, goodwill activities. ”
He said, “Now there are indications from America that some activities were malicious. Therefore, this should definitely be noted and if there is something, then I believe that the country should know who are involved in malicious activities. ”
Addressing a program on Thursday at Miami, US President Donald Trump questioned the US $ 2.1 million funding given by the International Development Agency (USAID) to increase the voting percentage in India and questioned whether This was done as part of an attempt to win the election to someone else.
