India approved by US to buy six more P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for $2.42bn

[VkdIndian]

India top recipient of US economic aid - Times of India

US News: India has been identified as the largest recipient of U.S economic assistance over a 66-year period in inflation-adjusted dollars although Washington'

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

It is correct that India has received economic assistance in the PAST. It has been reduced to inconsequential levels today. That too to NGOs.

Lets look at the fine print to understand it fully. Since this report has been quoted let’s analyse it bring out the facts.

Analysis of this article:~

1. Aid/assistance provided from 1949 to 2015. Use of aid and assistance is used analogous. Both the terms have a different meaning.

2. U.S assistance to India currently is only around $ 100 million.

3. Per capita assistance to India is far lower than quite a few countries. Pakistan with One sixth of Indian population received $ 44 billion. That amounts to almost 4 times per capita.

4. India received negligible military assistance during this period. Few countries received billions of $ as military assistance too.

5. Report also cites CHINA got $25 billion as military aid. Wait till Chinese FMs get a whiff of their name being quoted here. I am sure that they would bring out how their military is survivng on US assistance. Does anyone think that Chinese military is getting aid from USA, these days or even in the recent past? Let me see who says yes.

This report is part of USAID program. As a part of this it provides assistance to governments as well as NGOs. USAID in India provides technical and financial assistance majorly to NGOs.

Country Development Cooperation Strategy | India | U.S. Agency for International Development

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) five-year Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) acknowledges India’s growing economy, rising geopolitical status, and remaining development challenges, while simultaneously building on USAID’s comparative advantage and long...

www.usaid.gov

6. Report clearly states that India has weaned away from aid to trade as part of its policy. Doesn’t sound bad to me.

7. The assistance is inflation adjusted. The actual assistance was much lower than what appears due to this factor.

Anyone driving joy from this report has been trying to quote selectively to portray Indian Government as a major aid receiver today.

That is INCORRECT and MALICIOUS.

 

[Arulmozhi Varman]

Some idiots think otherwise
I have seen more donations to india for covid by pakistanis then pakistan

I guess bollywood dancing stars have their power over us

If it is true, then my deepest thanks and regards for the Pakistanis who have donated to us.

 

[Arulmozhi Varman]

A thread on P8I turns into aid trollfest.

 

[Chhatrapati]

^^ This, and we are paying for it, not some support fund diverted back.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

This is a good plane but I think radar and MAD are weak. Compare with Y-8 ASW which has huge radar and MAD.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

This is a good plane but I think radar and MAD are weak. Compare with Y-8 ASW which has huge radar and MAD.

LOL and how do you know, you have the technical skills to verify who is weak and who is strong, they have decades of experience to design and develop MAD and RADARs