How much aid do we give to India?

[d000hg]

That isn't what I said.

Hence the curly thing at the end of the sentence, called a "question mark". It invites you to respond and expand on the subject.

[Churchill]

During the potato famine in Ireland, which at the time was a part of the British Empire, the British government funded expeditions to the Northwest Passage and into the jungles of the Congo; meanwhile, British citizens were dying of starvation. Now OK, Britain was not recieving foreign aid AFAIK, but the Indians could quite reasonably claim that exploration is a part of development and may deliver economic benefits further down the line, just as Britain's explorations in the north and in Africa did.

Personally I think it's a bit of a spurious claim in this case, but the Indians could argue they're just following the example of countries which went through their technological development earlier.

WMtTS++;

[suityou01]

Nobody who buys a Jag for 500 quid is likely to get to an interview on time.

Are you always so quick to draw conclusions? For all you know it paid for the service, or the deposit on the finance.

#justsayin

[Mich the Tester]

I'd ask him where he got a Jag for £500.

'Engine requires attention'

Jaguar XJ XJ8 3.2 4dr Auto TRADE IN TO CLEAR

[cailin maith]

Hence the curly thing at the end of the sentence, called a "question mark". It invites you to respond and expand on the subject.

No - you didn't simply ask the question. You put words in my mouth and then give me a sermon on why I am wrong in your opinion.

[Churchill]

Hence the curly thing at the end of the sentence, called a "question mark". It invites you to respond and expand on the subject.

Or get involved in a flame war with a hypocritical w4nker. You're not really interested in other peoples thoughts on any subject.

[Old Greg]

Another win for the 'only look at the latest page of the thread' approach.

[vetran]

Most foreign aid seems to be used as a bribe for the foreign government.

We should be exporting Cherie Blair to India and let her create some human rights type laws?

A very small part of India is very rich, most of it is dirt poor. The Bob's we see are the upper class (and Caste) who could afford to go to University.

The government spend money on space exploration while sanitation and crops are ignored.

Should we give them aid? Not sure if it saves a few people dying from preventable diseases then probably. If it allows government officials to get richer whilst the poor starve then no.

[MicrosoftBob]

We should be exporting Cherie Blair to India and let her create some human rights type laws?

WHS!

[russell]

Why are they even going to Mars? Can we not internationally to just let one agency go rather than duplicating effort and wasting billions?