Foreign Aid
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US Supreme Court temporarily blocks order requiring Trump administration to release foreign aid
World | February 27, 2025 8:54 ISTThe US Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court's order requiring the Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid. The legal battle over presidential authority on foreign assistance spending continues.
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Countries that received highest foreign aid from US | See pics
World | February 21, 2025 19:52 ISTAccording to a report by US News, the United States allocated a total of USD 68 billion (economic and military aid combined) in 2023, when Joe Biden served as the president. However, the US spent less than what it offered as foreign aid in the year 2022.
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Budget 2025: India's foreign aid to Maldives goes up, this neighbour retains top spot
World | February 01, 2025 18:15 ISTBhutan has got the maximum allocation of foreign aid as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget on February 1. The budget for Maldives has also gone up.
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Double blow for Bangladesh as Switzerland cuts foreign aid after Trump halts funding for Dhaka
World | January 30, 2025 19:26 ISTIn what comes as a double blow to Bangladesh, the Swiss government also decided to cut foreign aid to Dhaka following Trump's action to halt support for the South Asian country. The decision will also impact two other countries—Albania and Zambia.
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Several US lawmakers write to Biden administration on suspending assistance to Pakistan
World | November 19, 2023 12:38 ISTThe lawmakers, led by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, urged the Biden administration to withhold further security assistance until Pakistan conducts free and fair elections. They also expressed concerns over the strengthening of anti-blasphemy laws in Pakistan.
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Entire process of foreign aid to fight COVID is transparent: Niti Aayog
India | May 12, 2021 21:18 ISTThe Aayog further said that distribution is based on a standard operating procedure and all states/UTs have been supported to date.
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CBI books senior lawyer Anand Grover, his NGO Lawyers Collective for foreign aid irregularities | Top points
India | June 19, 2019 9:05 ISTThe CBI has booked Grover, the president of Lawyers Collective, and unidentified office-bearers of the organisation, besides unidentified officials. The allegation was strongly disputed by Lawyers Collective in a statement issued last month.
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US certifies Pak's action against terror groups, paves way for aid
World | January 05, 2015 14:31 ISTNew Delhi: US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has certified Pakistan's action against terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).Kerry's certification has made Pakistan eligible for an aid package under the Kerry-Lugar Bill. The Bill
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Bill Gates wants rich nations to be more generous on foreign aid
June 03, 2012 12:28 ISTMumbai, Jun 3: Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is of the opinion that rich countries of the world should be more generous so far as foreign aid to third world
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