"If they didnt keep electing socialist and communist coalition governments, they would make a good ally...."
Firstly let me introduce myself..... I am an Indian.
India has very rarely elected the "socialist and communist" to the government. Only for brief periods in India's history they played second fiddle in a multi-party coalition government. The West-Bengal state which elects the communist party now also attracts the highest foreign investment in India.
Howlin, Mo1...... Starting 2000 India formulated a policy of not accepting monetary aid (unless absolutely urgent). India of today is not the India it used to be a decade ago.
I am personally involved in a fund raising campaign and trust me on this.... India does not need aid. No disrespect, but India today is more capable of handling such calamities by itself. If u dont believe me, come here and have a look.
Yeah, I've been to India quite recently - earlier this year actually. It struck me just how wealthy the country really is. I'd always thought of it as a pretty poor nation.
It's wealth is spread over an awful lot of people - so the average standard of living doesn't match the wests (although it was better than I expected) - but overall, the country is doing pretty well - and as bad as this disaster is, from what I can see it's really only affected a fairly small section of the country - the rest is very capable of providing aid to that area.
What impresses me isn't that India is capable of dealing with this. I'm quite impressed with the fact that their initial response has been to assist others as well as themselves - especially Sri Lanka, with whom relations haven't always been the best
Well that's a good thing.
Maybe India is a good model for other countries in the region to get their economies and collective governments in gear then?
Thank you for that information.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the folks in India ... they took a nasty hit with this tsunami
I wasn't mocking India; please believe that. I was merely reacting to a country, ANY country, NOT taking money that is offered.
It is to be admired.
You have a nice Navy.
They came to our ports in Cleveland, Ohio, with the tall ships.
I love your music and your movies.