U.S. faulted for cutting aid to India

[OhioChick]

Thu Mar 8, 2007 8:46 AM IST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration has proposed an unwarranted 35 percent cut in aid to India in its 2008 budget, raising doubts about the U.S. commitment to transforming ties with the world's largest democracy, a key lawmaker said on Wednesday.

In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Rep. Tom Lantos, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said the proposed cut "disregards the critical priorities of our Indian partners, ironically casting doubt on the administration's commitment to the goal of transformational diplomacy at the very time when sweeping progress is within our grasp."

U.S. aid to India was $131 million in 2007, but the administration's 2008 budget request is for $81 million.

http://in.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-03-08T083835Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-290270-1.xml

[youngdem]

1. They didn't cut it, they just outsourced it to India directly...shrewd !!

:hide:

[acmavm]

2. Exactly. India is doing just fine off American corporate jobs.

And India doesn't do a damn thing for the bottom classes anyway.

So screw 'em.

[Megahurtz]

3. Holy Crap we've been giving $$$$$$$$ to India too???

Is there not another fucking Country in this World that we're not giving money to???
(while we're turning into a Third World Country ourselves):crazy:

[Acadia Blue]

4. All the American jobs are not good enough for them???