Foreign aid to India

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The Indian government receives foreign aid from various nations and international organisations.

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Aid received

In 2010, British newspaper The Guardian reported the aid received by India to be less than 1% of its GDP and that India has declined to take foreign aid recently. [1]

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) compiled and published a data in 2015 indicating that from the period 1946-2012, India has been the recipient of highest aid from United States. The amount of economic aid, adjusted to inflation then, was reported to be USD 65.1 billion. [2]

In 2021, the Indian government stated that it had received help from 52 nations during the second wave of COVID-19. [3] Countries that provided aid to India during the second wave of COVID-19 included France, China, Ireland, the United States, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bhutan and others. [4] In 2023, the USAID stated that it had donated US$200 million for India's COVID-19 relief. [5] [6]

In 2025, the US mission in India began reviewing their grants to comply with the executive orders passed by President Donald Trump that suspended all foreign aid. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Glennie, Jonathan (8 November 2010). "If India doesn't 'need' aid, why do foreign governments still give it?". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Rajghatta, Chidanand (16 July 2015). "India top recipient of US economic aid". Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "52 countries helped India during second wave of Covid-19 pandemic: Centre". The Times of India. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  4. ↑ Bhattacherjee, Kallol (2021-04-27). "Aid pours in from the world to counter India's COVID-19 second wave". The Hindu. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Provides Additional Covid-19 Assistance to India". U.S. Agency for International Development. 2023-11-03. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Trump administration suspends all foreign aid, orders review". The Hindu. 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  7. ↑ Roy, Shubhajit (2025-01-26). "After Donald Trump's order, US mission in India starts 'review' of aid". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
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