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Re: Overseas aid
Foreign aid is often a 'soft power' tool to remind the recipients who their friends are. Youcan guarantee that every item delivered is festooned with UK flags...
In the case of India, there was a huge vested interest in having a nation that was growing hugely and is armed with nuclear weapons to be on 'our' side and aid is just one tool to do this. The big worry is India looking to the north east to China. An India/China alliance would be something to behold..
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