Indian foreign aid


Indian foreign aid is the aid given by the Indian government to other governments. India's major quantum of foreign aid is given to neighboring countries.
An American social enterprise, Devex reported in 2013 that India has spent USD 1 billion on foreign aid in 2012-13. Since 2009, the foreign aid had increased around 3.2 times annually. In 2017, the government declared that India had been a net donor in 2015-16.

Statistics

Infrastructure

India has funded various infrastructure projects in different countries.
In Afghanistan, the Salma Dam started construction in 1976 but was halted due to political instability. The project resumed work in 2014 and the dam was inaugurated in 2016. India's funds for the dam were nearly USD 290-300 million.
India has funded various hydro-electric power plants in Nepal like Pardi, Trishuli and Devighat., under foreign direct investment, India plans to fund two hydel projects of Upper Karnali and Arun III.

Other assistance

Apart from financial aids, India has also provided helps in terms of manpower and other supplies to needy disaster struck countries.
Post Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Indian Air Force aircraft provided 25 tonnes of relief supplies at the Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. It extended similar support post the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China.