Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- US President Donald Trump has criticised the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly allocating funds to interfere in India's electoral process, questioning why American taxpayers' money was being sent to the country.

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington on Sunday, President Trump alleged that India already benefits from high tariffs on American goods and does not require financial assistance for its elections.

"Eighteen million dollars for helping India with its elections. Why the hell? Why don't we just go to old paper ballots and let them help us with our elections, right? Voter ID. Wouldn't that be nice? We're giving money to India for electi...