Re: India’s tasteless fears over percieved US global designs
[quote=“Ivan t Terrible”]
Lanka’s invitation to US Marines irks India: Tamil paper
…India was very angry that Sri Lanka had disregarded India’s regional power status.
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That sentence should read…Sri Lanka thwarted India’s dada giri and goonda-boy tactics.
Re: Aid for Sri Lanka a geopolitical game
Reality kicked in…
http://www.deccan.com/home/homedetails.asp#India%20will%20accept%20aid%20to%20rebuild%20facilities
India will accept aid to rebuild facilities
Mumbai/Chennai/Jakarta, Jan 7: Faced with the mammoth task of post-tsunami reconstruction, India on Friday indicated that it would be willing to accept foreign funding for the purpose.
Re: Aid for Sri Lanka a geopolitical game
Instead, New Delhi is sending $23 million worth of relief and cash to Sri Lanka, help to the Maldives and even a $500,000 package for Thailand, a richer country with fewer victims
Re: Aid for Sri Lanka a geopolitical game
look at the weight of the debt
DEBT AS % OF GDP
Indonesia 80%
India 21%
Thailand 48%
Sri Lanka 59%
Maldives 45%
Source: World Development Movement
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4154601.stm