Abstract: With sharp economic growth, the international focus on ‘aid’ programmes of emerging economies, including India, has gone up considerably. The timing of Indian announcement, of setting up of a new and specialised agency for international cooperation, has further fuelled global speculations about an ambitious Indian ‘commercial agenda.’ As most of the traditional donors are trying to achieve harmonisation and transparency under Paris Declaration, OECD has called for global discipline in the aid programmes. China has proposed supporting a UN-led initiative instead of joining OECD. While India has major challenge of putting its house in order, it can no longer overlook international placing of its ‘aid’ programmes, which so far have been projected as a part of South-South cooperation.
Post description
- Publication year: 2008
- Content type: Research paper (Discussion paper)
- Form of cooperation: Comprehensive (Lines of credit, grants and loans, and technical assistance).
- Cooperation context: Multilateral
- Sector: Multisectoral
- Institution (publication): Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries
- Author (and co-authors): Sachin Chaturvedi
- Keywords: South-South cooperation; India development cooperation; South-South cooperation; India international development cooperation agency (IIDCA); foreign policy; economic partnership; organization for economic cooperation and development (OECD)
- Link: RIS site