How much aid do we give to India?

[vetran]

Or perhaps Ireland could have stopped being a net food exporter, but that might not have suited the interests of the landlords and merchants.

Indeed that would have been this bit you quoted:

or the Government could have requisitioned Irish Grain crops as it did in earlier famines but that was unpopular with Irish Landlords because they lost money.

[Old Greg]

Indeed that would have been this bit you quoted:

Where's the in that?

[OwlHoot]

Does the aid go to the Indian government or straight to aid projects on the ground?

The government hopefully - Who else do you think makes the decisions on arms deals?

[Mich the Tester]

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.

It probably does both.

[Scruff]

I can't wait to meet you all. Shall I bring my keyboard to the Xmas drinks?

[Churchill]

Where's the in that?

None needed, he's merely highlighting the fact that you appear incapable of original thought.

Oh well.

[sasguru]

This thread is another in the long line of "IT geeks don't get the big picture shocker".
Essentially what Indian aid is all about is a small, relatively declining, indebted island on the periphery of Europe saying to a nascent superpower (and whatever state they're in now, that's pretty much going to happen in the next 100 years): "Please keep us in mind for future trade".

HTH.

[OwlHoot]

This thread is another in the long line of "IT geeks don't get the big picture shocker".
Essentially what Indian aid is all about is a small, relatively declining, indebted island on the periphery of Europe saying to a nascent superpower (and whatever state they're in now, that's pretty much going to happen in the next 100 years): "Please keep us in mind for future trade".

HTH.

WHS, and WIBTTS

[russell]

This thread is another in the long line of "IT geeks don't get the big picture shocker".
Essentially what Indian aid is all about is a small, relatively declining, indebted island on the periphery of Europe saying to a nascent superpower (and whatever state they're in now, that's pretty much going to happen in the next 100 years): "Please keep us in mind for future trade".

HTH.

An Ecomoronic prediction for 100 years hence, they always turn out accurate.

They predicted Japan would be a superpower decades ago.

[Churchill]

An Ecomoronic prediction for 100 years hence, they always turn out accurate.

They predicted Japan would be a superpower decades ago.

Yeah, everyone thought China would forget about the HongKong lease...