[Howlin]

THEM: India 'doesn't need' foreign aid

ME: *Faint*

[geopyg]

-------"....earthquake that struck the western state of Gujarat in January 2001, killing 20,000 people." "This disaster is just not of the same scale or magnitude of the Gujarat earthquake," he said.

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I hope he's right - but I doubt it.

[leadhead]

It's impossible for them to help themselves, that's what the UN is for./sarcasm

Cutting out the middle man! How will the UN skimmers survive?

[Deetes]

Well maybe the UN folks can hold off on the stingy comments now.

[Nachoman]

Of course they don't need any help. They've got half the technology jobs we used to have.

[OldFriend]

The largest democracy.....says a lot about the system!

And the character of their government.

[ZULU]

Indonesia was probably hit much harder and is economically less prosperous.

[Doohickey]

Bravo for India. Foreign aid money can now be spread amongt third-world hellholes like Somalia and the UN Headquarters. Looks like Kofi will make his yacht payment this month.

[wolficatZ]

A nation of a billion that can afford nukes a large military, the latest fighter; can afford to instigate/coordinate a buoy warning system for the Indian Ocean Rim..

[Jon Alvarez]

good. they've not aided us in Iraq.