Also, as portrayed, India unlike Pakistan is not a total aid receiver, it is also an aid giver. Lets look at some figures
India receives as much as US $654 million in grants but gives out more than 200million as aid to other poor and developing nations
-India has announced US $ 5.4 billion to African countries
HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA MARITIUS
-Duty free import scheme for 50 Least Developed Countries
-Doubled the number of fellowships given to students from African and Asian countries
-From 2002, to 2006, $650 million had been pledged to India’s Assistance Program for Afghanistan.
* $100 million grant (2001-02)
* $70 million grant to build the Zarang-Delaram Highway
* $200,000 to the World Bank’s Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (2002)
* $4 million grant to repair and build the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Kabul (2003)
* $4 million grant to build the Habibba School
* $52 million to the World Food Programme, for Afghanistan and Iraq (India is today a net donor to the WFP and IMF).
* $25 million to build the Afghan parliament in Kabul
* A gift of 3 Airbus airplanes to Ariana, the Afghan national carrier.
Details of Indian Assistance to the Interim Administration of Afghanistan
http://www.un.int/india/2003/ind802.pdf
India Development Initiative to aid developing nations: Jalan - International Business - Biz - The Times of India
-$218 million in economic aid to Nepal (summer 2006). This is in addition to previous loan waivers for military supplies.
-$40 million to Angola, for a railway project managed by RITES, Indian Railway’s consultancy division.
-Support and upgrade of the Farkhor Air Force base in Tajikistan (since 2004).
Farkhor Air Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
6 billion for nigeria
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This program comes under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program, or ITEC, and was established in 1964!!
Indian Technical And Economic Cooperation DivisionMinistry Of External Affairs
-ITEC covers 156 countries, together with the Special Commonwealth African Assistance Programme (SCAAP).
- Both programs are run by the Economic Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
- The MEA also runs the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, which provides assistance and programs to improve cultural ties, for instance through student and teacher exchange programs.
- The ITEC’s official aid budget is roughly Rs. 500 million, annually, and over $2 billion has been disbursed since its inception.
Whereas in contrast Pakistan just gets aid and has no program in such magnitude to help other countries!