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Even though we ourselves are struggling to escape the recent economic crisis, the UK Government is still intent on sending £1bn in financial aid to India over the next four years.

Given India's economy is growing at a faster rate than ours, the Indian Government has announced its not bothered if it receives the money and also the fact they (The Indian Govt) currently send financial aid to African countries.

Should UK taxpayers money be used in this way?

Why are we giving £1bn aid to India? A nation with three times as many billionaires as we have (and its own space programme)


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UK minister defends policy as aid to India comes under fire.

India has a fast-growing economy and a billion-dollar space programme, but it is still home to a third of the world's poor

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-dev...india-strategy