US gives India only one-sixth of what it earmarks for Pakistan!

February 4, 2003

20.22 IST 04th Feb 2003

By IndiaExpress Bureau

It pays to be an ally of the one and only superpower in the world.

This is the unmistakable impression one gets from the United States

decision to allocate 326. 25 million to Pakistan.

In comparison, `natural ally' India gets only 53.35 million dollar,

which is one-sixth of what Islamabad has managed to get from Uncle

Sam in the US budget for 2004 presented by President George W Bush to

the Congress on Monday.

The US is considering only 53.35 million dollars to India of which

27.1 million dollar would be for developmental assistance as against

34.4 million dollar in 2003 and an actual allocation of 29.2 million

dollar in 2002.

The US also proposed 20 million dollar during 2004 as against 25

million dollar in 2003 and an actual flow of 7.0 million dollar.

India will also get foreign military financing for buying military-

related items worth 5.0 million dollars during 2004 as against 50

million dollar in 2003.

The US administration also allocated 1.25 million dollars for

international military education and training during 2004 as compared

to one million dollars in 2003 and 1.012 million dollars actual flow

in 2002.

In case of Pakistan, the Bush administration will provide 200 million

dollar through economic support fund for 2004, which was same as that

for 2003 and 624.5 million dollar in 2002.

Pakistan is also expected to get 50 million dollar for developmental

assistance during 2004 as against 37.5 million dollar in 2003.

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