India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July

Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by dev_north_east on Thursday June 13, 2019 @04:18AM (#20172734)

I have no problem with India doing whatever it wants and prioritising certain things above others. I do object to my taxes funding foreign aid to a country that have a well developed nuke program, a big military and a burgeoning space industry. Good for them but not with my money thanks.

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by inapis on Thursday June 13, 2019 @04:30AM (#20172778)

Don't fret. Foreign aid to India is rapidly declining. In fact, for the past 3 years India has been a net donor of aid than a receiver[1].

Total US Aid to India is also rapidly declining on a year-on-year basis. $180M in 2016, $102M in 2017, $85M in 2018, $30M (so far) in 2019.[2]

[1] http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/22/emerging-...

[2] https://explorer.usaid.gov/cd/IND?fiscal_year=2019&measure=O...

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by Tepix on Thursday June 13, 2019 @10:38AM (#20175291)

If a poor country spends all its money feeding its citizens chances are it will stay poor.

If they invest in the future chances are there will be better jobs in the future and less hungry people.

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by dev_north_east on Thursday June 13, 2019 @10:50AM (#20175414)

Yeah I don't see what that has to do with my comment. I don't want my taxes sent to subsidise their space industry, nuke program or military. Not a big ask really.

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by 4BxHkLgUVBG on Thursday June 13, 2019 @06:22AM (#20173298)

True, but aids are used to project soft power and also to get lucrative defense deals with India and which USA did get billions so that tone really is unwarranted

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by dev_north_east on Thursday June 13, 2019 @06:53AM (#20173505)

I don't live in the US.

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by amrx431 on Friday June 14, 2019 @02:19AM (#20180906)

> I do object to my taxes funding foreign aid to a country that have a well developed nuke program, a big military and a burgeoning space industry

Talk to your elected representatives about that.

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by worldexplorer on Sunday June 16, 2019 @09:46PM (#20199181)

Where is the foreign aid given to India to develop its space industry? Never heard of it before.

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by eastern on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:31PM (#20176444)

This discussion is about India. Why are you bringing in Israel?

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Re:India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July by dev_north_east on Friday June 14, 2019 @03:54AM (#20181201)

I see what you did there. But I don't live in the US, if I did I would feel the same about that funding.

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