The Indian government previously received foreign aid from various nations and international organisations.
[1] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) compiled and published a data in 2015 indicating that from the period 1946-2012, India has been the recipient of highest aid from United States.
The amount of economic aid, adjusted to inflation then, was reported to be USD 65.1 billion.
[3] Countries that provided aid to India during the second wave of COVID-19 included France, China, Ireland, the United States, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bhutan and others.
[5][6] In 2025, the US mission in India began reviewing their grants to comply with the executive orders passed by President Donald Trump that suspended all foreign aid.