Guest guest Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Role reversal? India offers armymen to US INDRANI BAGCHI TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2005 09:58:57 AM ] NEW DELHI: Disaster is a great leveller. In a reversal of usual roles following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, India has offered a comprehensive assistance package to the US, the world's largest relief donor. The offer was formally communicated to the White House by Indian ambassador to the US, Ronen Sen, on Saturday. Tapping into its experience in combating large scale disasters, India's threepronged package attempts to export a combination of materials and expertise. Homes and businesses remain surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005 in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans. ( AP Photo ) Apart from a $5 million contribution to the American Red Cross, India has offered to fly across Army medical teams to New Orleans. Army, rather than civilian, relief teams are being offered keeping in view the worsening law and order situation in the city. India reckons water purification will be urgently required in a city where contamination would be rife, causing water-borne diseases. As a leading producer of bulk drugs, India is sending across a large consignment of medicines. After attending to numerous large-scale disasters, including last December's tsunami and last month's Mumbai flooding, India now has acquired considerable expertise in combating such large-scale disasters. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1219562,curpg-2,fright-0,rig\ ht-0.cms ------ -- Be Love, Egyirba (Berijoy) http://www.egyirba.net In order to have a real relationship with our creativity, we must take the time and care to cultivate it. --Julia Cameron -- "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu" Be Love, Egyirba (Berijoy) http://www.egyirba.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 How very wonderful. Open hearts and open minds and lots of expertise to share. I hope we take them up on this generous offer. On Sep 4, 2005, at 5:45 PM, Devi's Daughter wrote: > > Role reversal? India offers armymen to US > INDRANI BAGCHI > > TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2005 09:58:57 AM ] > > NEW DELHI: Disaster is a great leveller. In a reversal of usual roles > following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, India has > offered a comprehensive assistance package to the US, the world's > largest relief donor. > > The offer was formally communicated to the White House by Indian > ambassador to the US, Ronen Sen, on Saturday. > > Tapping into its experience in combating large scale disasters, > India's threepronged package attempts to export a combination of > materials and expertise. > > Homes and businesses remain surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane > Katrina Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005 in St. Bernard Parish near New > Orleans. ( AP Photo ) > > Apart from a $5 million contribution to the American Red Cross, India > has offered to fly across Army medical teams to New Orleans. Army, > rather than civilian, relief teams are being offered keeping in view > the worsening law and order situation in the city. > > India reckons water purification will be urgently required in a city > where contamination would be rife, causing water-borne diseases. As a > leading producer of bulk drugs, India is sending across a large > consignment of medicines. > > After attending to numerous large-scale disasters, including last > December's tsunami and last month's Mumbai flooding, India now has > acquired considerable expertise in combating such large-scale > disasters. > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1219562,curpg > -2,fright-0,right-0.cms > > > ----- > - > > > -- > Be Love, > Egyirba (Berijoy) > http://www.egyirba.net > > In order to have a real relationship with our creativity, we must take > the time and care to cultivate it. --Julia Cameron > > -- > "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu"Â Â > > Be Love, > Egyirba (Berijoy) > http://www.egyirba.net > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > Hinduism religion > Different religions beliefs > Mata amritanandamayi > > > > > > â–ª Â Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > Â > â–ª Â > Â Ammachi > Â > â–ª Â Terms of > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 > > Role reversal? India offers armymen to US > INDRANI BAGCHI > > TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2005 > 09:58:57 AM ] > > NEW DELHI: Disaster is a great leveller. In a > reversal of usual roles > following the devastation wrought by Hurricane > Katrina, India has > offered a comprehensive assistance package to the > US, the world's > largest relief donor. > As I look in my Hindi phrase book for "The shoe is on the other foot"! IIRC, India didn't want offers of U.S. or any foreign help after the tsunami...official Indian government party line was that India was not some third-world basket case, but was truly self-sufficient with plenty of home-grown expertise. (and they didn't seem to have a near-total breakdown of law and order a day or two after the tsunami...did anyone see looters steal anything not nailed down in Madras? Did roving bands of thugs rape little children in Trivandrum?) Even Sri Lanka is offering help http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=15767 Keval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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