While not a foreign power there was significant and high level fundraising in India. In 1845 the Calcutta Committee was formed under the leadership of a Judge, Sir Lawrence Peel, and a civil servant Sir James Grant. Neither Peel nor Grant had any particular connection with Ireland. The Committe (the name was later changed to the Irish Relief Fund) raised funds mostly from members of the British adminstration in India and in particular from the Army - a significant percentage of whom were of Irish birth, however smaller sums were donated by native organisations (who obviously had less money to give.)

The money was sent to Dublin to be distributed by a Dublin based Board of Trustees - which included both the Catholic and Anglican Archbishops. Much of the money was distributed at parish level. By the end of its activities the Committe had raised significant sums, in its first 12 months £14,000 had been collected and distributed.

Source: Charity and the Great Hunger in Ireland: The Kindness of Strangers - Christine Kinealy

There was a donation from the Turkish Empire, which was £20,000, but the British gov't stopped this, as Queen Victoria was only donating £2,000. The Turkish then sent boats with food aid, and the British Navy tried to stop the Turkish boats, however, the boats got in and were able to deliver the aid.