The decision signals the Modi government putting aside a position adopted by successive Indian governments for at least a decade and a half of not accepting foreign assistance in times of calamities and disasters India on Wednesday said it was setting aside a decision not to accept foreign donations in case of calamities and disasters and accept contributions of aid from abroad for the recently announced Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’ (PM CARES Fund) to combat the covid-19 pandemic.
The new decision signals the Modi government putting aside a position adopted by successive Indian governments for at least a decade and a half of not accepting foreign assistance in times of calamities and