Elon Musk's key decision: Cut in funding for India

The $21 million in funding meant to increase voting in India has now been canceled. The US government, especially the Elon Musk -led Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE), has cut these funds. This move is causing controversy around the world, especially in India. Along with this, it has also announced that $29 million in funding intended to strengthen political and democratic systems in Bangladesh is being canceled. The DoGE announced this on the X platform. However, the DoGE has decided to cut these funds in order to reduce costs. Elon Musk has already announced several times that the US will go bankrupt if it does not reduce its current spending.

The goal is to reduce American costs.

The Department of Defense created by the Trump administrationThe US government has begun cutting funding for several international projects as part of its spending cuts. This includes the cancellation of $21 million in funding for Elon Musk's India and $29 million in funding for Bangladesh. The matter was officially announced by the Department of Defense.

Cuts to strengthen democracy

The US government used to provide financial assistance to various countries to strengthen democracy. However, as part of cost-cutting measures, these funds have now been cut. $21 million was intended to increase voting turnout as part of the electoral process in India.

Elon Musk Comments

Elon Musk called the decision “a decision to ensure the best use of American taxpayer money.” He said, “The solution is to cut these funds.” He said that these measures are being taken to ensure that America is committed to spending and to get out of the economic crisis in the country.

Opposition to Amit Malviya

BJP leader Amit Malviya reacted to this. He said, “Cancelling $21 million to increase voting percentage in India is an interference in the Indian electoral process.” These comments were made in response to the DoJ’s decision.

Response

US President Donald Trump praised the Elon Musk-led DoJ department for this move, saying, “We have cut costs by almost $500 billion.” He said that the decision helped reduce government spending by achieving increased revenue for the US treasury.