As UK fingers £33m in support to India it fires a rocket to the solar prompting anger

The UK continues to supply tens of millions of kilos of support to India annually – even because the nation launches a rocket to review the solar.

In July, it was reported that Foreign. Commonwealth and Development Office figures confirmed £33.4 million was despatched to the quick rising Asian economic system in 2022/23.

And this figure is now set to rise further to £57 million in 2024/25, in keeping with the identical report.

On Saturday, India efficiently launched its Aditya-L1 spacecraft, elevating additional questions in regards to the quantity of British cash being spent within the nation.

The spacecraft will probably be positioned into orbit on the Lagrange level 1 (L1) between the solar and the earth – the place the gravitational forces of each our bodies cancel one another out.

Speaking in July, following the studies support was rising to Delhi, John O’Connell, chief govt of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, mentioned: “The foreign aid debacle has been allowed to carry on for far too long.

“Arbitrary spending targets have seen untold tens of millions despatched overseas to fund spurious initiatives in nations with bigger economies than our personal.

“To create a fairer deal for taxpayers, ministers should scrap the target and make aid available when truly needed.”