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Case Study: Aid Received by India

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Types of Aid Received by India

India receives the following types of aid from the global community:

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Short-term aid

  • Short-term aid is meant to deal with emergencies.
  • The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake led India to offer aid to its neighbours, Pakistan.
  • In 2001, the UK sent aid to India after an earthquake.
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Long-term aid

  • Long-term aid is meant to help a country's development.
  • Until 2012, India used to receive £280 million in aid, but now the UK gives its aid to poorer countries.
  • In 2017, India received $3.1bn in foreign aid.
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'Top-down' aid

  • 'Top-down' aid usually comes from governments or NGOs. Governments decide how to spend the money and this is best spent on large projects or the development of infrastructure.
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'Bottom-up' aid

  • CDC Group is a government-owned finance institution that invests in India. Since 1988, it has invested $1.7bn in over 300 projects.
  • Microfinance projects like KIVA allow individuals to invest in projects in India.
  • 'Bottom-up' aid aims to help local people or individual projects, without requiring government support or direction.

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