* India derides UK foreign aid

Times of India: “Britain today defended its multi- million pound aid to India, amid demands by ruling Conservative party MPs and others to end it, saying “now is not the time to quit”.

The passionate debate was reignited on Sunday with the re-publication of remarks by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who said in 2010 that in the overall context of funds that India spends on development, British aid was “peanuts”, and one that India could do without.”

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/We-are-changing-our-approach-to-India-Britain/articleshow/11779696.cms

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