India and foreign aid

Minusorange

Minusorange

Minusorange

Soldato
Joined
25 Nov 2005
Posts
12,634
So while India are planning manned space flights by 2022

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...st-manned-space-mission-by-2022-idUSKBN1L009E

We are still sending them foreign aid

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-india-profile-july-2018

£52million for 18/19
£46million for 19/20

Why are we sending them aid when they are sending rockets into space while back at home we have very little innovative industry, have high street shops constantly closing down as more & more people turn to online shopping and continue to see poor economic growth

It makes no sense that we're effectively funding their space program
 
It does seem pretty silly tbh.. should be going to much poorer countries, it is up to the Indian government to allocate resources more efficiently if required.
 
While that seems like a lot, I would like to point out that we spend around £13 billion total yearly. So that's relatively small fry. But I get your point, India is a fairly developed nation. And just to point out, that 13 billion is more than the budget or policing in England and Wales, make of that what you will.
 
They have already said they don't want it a couple of years back. I suppose it's a combination of protocol(the British way), trying to not finally let go of the Empire days and some kind of bargaining chip as India are seen as the up and coming country.

It's not always black and white etc, there may even be laws stating we have to do this and it didn't seem a big enough issue to address asap.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wo...ndia-tells-Britain-We-dont-want-your-aid.html
 
Mason- said:
While that seems like a lot, I would like to point out that we spend around £13 billion total yearly. So that's relatively small fry. But I get your point, India is a fairly developed nation. And just to point out, that 13 billion is more than the budget or policing in England and Wales, make of that what you will.
Click to expand...

Oh I know, apart from Pakistan, because they have their own nuclear weapons they can afford I have no issue with most other places getting foreign aid as they actually need it.

If you have your own space program though, you really shouldn't be receiving any form of aid because you've clearly got money
 
jsmoke said:
They haven't already said they don't want it a couple of years back. I suppose it's a combination of protocol(the British way), trying to not finally let go of the Empire days and some kind of bargaining chip as India are seen as the up and coming country.

It's not always black and white etc, there may even be laws stating we have to do this and it didn't seem a big enough issue to address asap.
Click to expand...
I think really it's just us trying to hit a UN target.
 
Evangelion said:
Foreign aid is a form of soft power. It's typically intended to benefit the giver more than the recipient.
Click to expand...

Aid is often given for purely economic reasons. India is a huge economy and aid buys the British government influence and trade opportunities. It's not there to necessarily help people otherwise countries such as Yemen would have loads of our aid budget, but they don't have anything we want.

In summary, it's a transaction, not a donation.
 
After Brexit expect the amount fo forign aid to countries like India to increase a lot in order to gain some trade deals, along with increased immigration.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom