JFKvsNixon Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It sounds like the aid money has purchased an awful lot of investment into our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plopqwerty Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Its ridiculous that we give aid to India. As a nation, we're basically, a bunch of gullible numpties... The bribes our political elite give, out of our tax money feathers the nests of the already rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeApe Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 This Indian company is buying up a hell of a lot of British companies, some companies which are vital to the country, especially in war-time, and also in peace time (for maintaining and improving infrastructure, services etc.) Meanwhile, India, which has it's own nuclear weapons and space program receives millions each year in aid from the UK... (£295 million this year) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12607537 India is home to Indian's such as Mukesh Ambani (managing director of the largest private sector enterprise in India), you might of heard of him and his house in Mumbai... The most expensive house in the world, one which requires 600 staff and has parking for hundreds of cars, next to one of the largest slums in the world. The largest slum in asia, one which houses over 1 million people. http://parth-dave.blogspot.com/2010/03/paradox-residing-in-mumbai.html If the Indians can't even look after their own, we should worry about their presence in the UK. It's called capitalism. We can't do anythying about it. Ethics don't come into it. The bottom line is everything and if people get exploited or hurt, who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upinwath Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Do anything? We're British, we won't do anything .... not until it's too late. It's already too late. A hard working Indian with a vision risked his own money and saved British jobs for British workers while UK investment would have let it die. Hooray for the Indians who saved Sheffield steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsafan Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It is not a case of doing it for ethical reasons, but doing what is economically viable, and isn't that always the case anyhow? Tata is a multinational company (MNC). Of course it wants to look after number one. Having tentacles here and there in countries where it has business potential, will ensure its survival in the future. UK never went down the same path as Sweden. Promoting heavily British services or produce abroad and maintaining a functional manufacturing setup at home. The problem is that, British companies did not economically expand, and we do not market and sell abroad. That is our own downfall. Well, except for Tesco, but we still moan about Tesco. Even our universities are doing well by charging higher fees for foreign students to learn, as education is now a business. As it our football. We as a nation are not very capitalistic or very economically minded, so why should we moan or care, when other countries are ? How can you sell something, without putting in the effort to market it ? UK has to decide on how to survive in the future based on how the rest of the world is. UK is now going through a phase of post-industrialisation, and into the phase of sustainability in a local level. Other countries are just going through their own industrialised phase.. can we blame them for wanting to create more wealth for their own people ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Its ridiculous that we give aid to India. As a nation, we're basically, a bunch of gullible numpties... Count yourself in and me out please!Dont make the common mistake of assuming we all think like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Count yourself in and me out please!Dont make the common mistake of assuming we all think like you. Apologies, I didn't mean to count you in. That's why we're in a mess. You don't think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It sounds like the aid money has purchased an awful lot of investment into our country. have you a link to back this up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 have you a link to back this up ? Chem1st provided the link earlier. I have no idea if his figures are accurate, but I see no reason to disbelieve them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Chem1st provided the link earlier. I have no idea if his figures are accurate, but I see no reason to disbelieve them. where does it say in the link that aid helped sway the deal to invest here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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