Help yourself then help others.!!!!!!!!!!
India announces new aid package of $500 million for Afghanistan
KABUL: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced a fresh Indian aid package of 500 million US dollars for Afghanistan
"We have decided to make a fresh commitment valued at approximately 500 million US dollars over the next few years," he said at a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai here after their talks.
India already has a commitment of 1.5 billion US dollars in Afghanistan.
Of the new aid package, 100 million US dollars will be for the third phase of India's programme of small development projects, over and above the previous pledge of 20 million US dollars.
The package will also include donation of 1000 buses for Kabul and other municipalities with provision for maintenance support, training and infrastructure.
Should not the Indian leader be setting his own country in order first before trying to help the others like Afghanistan where they have very little to show for all the aid that has been given to them...next they might want to give another 500 million dollars to Pakistan
... a lot of the ecconomy used to depend on agriculture until the pakistanis realized they could get more out of milking Uncle Sam by creating all this terrorist distractions in the neighbourhood every now and then which eventually has come to haunt them
whyteknight, I thought you were an Indian (cannot open your profile). During and after partition the sentiments of Indians for Pakistan were different. Anyways, the aid is for afganistan. Not sure how Indians will react if Mr. Manmohan Singh decides to give aid to pakistan which I don't see happening from both the sides. Much depends upon circumstances. A lot of Pakistan economy is dependent on agriculture and over the past few years monsoon has not been kind.
For now Pakistan wants to woo Afganistan desperately and India's aid will be raising quite an eyebrow in Pak.
India did give aid to Pakistan after partition on Mahatma Gandhi's insistence, one reason why Gandhi was assassinated.. I don't think any politician will think about helping out Pakistan with money after that...
Many Indians settled in US have started returning back to India & are accomodated in various jobs. Call it reverse brain drain. Is Indian economy really depending upon the NRI income ? NRI are not investing money in making industries, infrastructure ....
I hav'nt read anywhere about the money being donated by USA. Why would any country prefer to give power to India over it's neighbours ? They would rather hope India is paralysized by constant threats from its neighbouring country.
India should be actually wondering whether some of this European countries, be it the UK or others need the indians to bolster their ecconomies. At the moment it is the Asian brains in general that are doing their fair bit to move this countries forward.
Charity begins at home and justice begins next door are moralistic values that should be instilled..now whoever said politicians are moralistic beings?Give and take is more like their mantras.Seriously, its sadly funny but all unsurprising in the wonderful world of politics!
Countries give aid for various reasons.. For example, there is an argument in the UK as to whether we should give £280m ($457m) in annual aid to India for the next four years, since India is doing better than the UK :o)
.. and what about the US$ 500 million kept dangling for Pakistan which in small letters says be good boy or you will not get your hands on it
that's politics....
May be it is provided to Afganistan by USA via India.Becoz strangely immediately after Osama's demise Manmohan Singh reached Kabul and announced the package.
It is a political move for sure, my guess Kashmir problems. Mr. Manmohan Singh visited Kashmir sometime back which was followed by loads of brain storming on how the kashmiri youth can be constructively motivated. Thousands joined Indian army and more jobs were made available as tourism in Kashmir (main income source)is almost negligible.
May be this decision is a long term strategy to win afgani hearts and probably make job opportunities available for afgan youth. Most of the anti-indian infiltrations in Kashmir are believed to be trained in afganistan.
Just playing guess, not yet read the full report. The motive is quite clear though. Mr. Manmohan Singh is a wiz in finance and he knows the implication of such infiltrations on Indian economy have not been good. Frankly, he is helping India.
500,000,000.00 USD = 22,409,999,847.41 INR as at today's rate of 1USD:Rs44.82
Jesus Christ!!! That's a lot for me. But then it's nothing for them.
With 1 million Indian workers here in Qatar with a salary of 750 QR monthly. Assuming they send all the 750QR back home, this equates to Rs.112,049,999,235( 1QR=Rs12.30 IND) sent in one year. In a year, India will receive more than what she gives. Now consider the other indian expats all around the world. Majority send money home.I can't compute the figures. They make me dizzy.
India has the money for all of her people and to give to other nations as well.
To answer your question. The answer is: YES, CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME. BUT POLITICS AND PERSONAL GAINS PREVAIL.
strange really
why cant they develop india first and then go for developing others?
it is nothing but show off
keeping ur own people hungry and feeding others