There are safe reasons for Anglo-Indian relations to move on,but this looks like more of the same meanness that has characterised the UK government’s response to the refugee crisisNow that the UK is set to pause its foreign aid to India at the end of this year, it is worth considering what message this sends not just to India but to the wider world. It can be justified as an inevitable response to changing relations between a former colonial power and its former colony, and as the latter grows out of its dependent relationship. But in the current context,there is more to it. Related: Why India needs aid | Praful Bidwai Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com