UK Stopping Aid to India

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Yubba, stop spamming the forum. This thread has nothing to do with anything you posted, and it is the second time that you have done this today.

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I would agree that if India can fund it's own space program, it can look after it's own poor. British citizens should not foot the bill for it.

Precisely.

Originally Posted by CCIP

At this rate, it won't be long until aid is going the other way. In times of austerity, foreign aid in general should be one of the very first things cut out IMO.

And India is, in many regards, already a wealthier country than the UK. It will take a bit more time for them to fully unlock their country's economic potential, but as the last couple of decades suggest, they are well on their way there.

I could be wrong but I believe the only growth element in the last budget was overseas/foreign aid.