New Delhi: In another blow to India, US President Donald Trump, who has taken a tough stance against New Delhi ever since he regained power last year, signed a memorandum on Wednesday (local time), directing the withdrawal of the United States from international organisations, conventions and treaties that are "contrary to the interests" of the US. Trump's latest action means America is no longer a part of 35 non-UN organisations and 31 UN entities.
The announcement was made in the statement of the Presidential Memoranda shared by the White House that mentioned the withdrawal of 66 entities.
What are Trump's latest decision?
The Non-UN organisations include the India and France-led International Solar Alliance, key environmental bodies like the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Other non-UN bodies International Energy Forum, the International Renewable Energy Agency, the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation and the Global Counterterrorism Forum ,among others.
Key UN organisations from which US has withdrawn includes the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, International Law Commission, International Trade Centre, Peacebuilding Commission, UN Energy and UN Population Fund and UN Water.
Why does the US quit global alliances?
According to the statement released by the White House, American taxpayers have spent billions on these organizations with “little return”. It claimed that the entities often criticise US policies and advance agendas contrary to America’s values. Trump dubbed these entities a “waste of taxpayer money” by purporting to address important issues but not achieving any real results.
The executive order mentioned that Trump directed all executive departments and agencies to take immediate steps to effectuate the withdrawal of the United States from the organizations mentioned in the memorandum as soon as possible, and said that for United Nations entities, withdrawal would mean ceasing participation in or funding to those entities to the extent permitted by law.
It mentioned that Trump's decision comes after considering the Secretary of State's report and after deliberating with his Cabinet, that he determined the participation, or support to the organisations was contrary to the interests of the United States.
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The move was made almost a year after the Trump administration had announced the withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in January 2025, citing the mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic. The US had also withdrawn from UNESCO in July 2025, saying that the latter was not in the "national interest" of the United States.
Is it a new blow for India?
The move is a major blow to India as it has been chasing a trade deal for the past nine months. Despite, New Delhi's desperate participation, not much improvement was reported except for back-to-back controversial statements made by Trump against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In fact, he imposed 50 per cent tariffs on New Delhi-- which was highest in the world. However, these withdrawals have little impact on India-US relations as this was a part of wider action, not any deliberate attempt to undermine ongoing trade negotions.
(With inputs from agency)