Suchith I understand that you are proud of India’s achievement but I cannot work out why you think that this is a suitable topic for OSGeo Discuss? Please keep your posts broadly on topic - discussion of Open Source Geo or the OSGeo organisation
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UK aid worth nearly ?2.3 billion to India sparks heated > debate amid Chandrayaan-3 triumph (Suchith Anand) > > From: Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk > <mailto:suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk>> > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] UK aid worth nearly £2.3 billion to India sparks > heated debate amid Chandrayaan-3 triumph > Date: 29 August 2023 at 13:41:38 BST > To: "discuss@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org>" > <discuss@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org>>, GeoForAll > <geofor...@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:geofor...@lists.osgeo.org>> > > > > Dear colleagues, > > The definitive discovery of water on the Moon came in 2008, when Indian Space > Research Organization (ISRO) launched the Chandrayaan-1 > <https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/chandrayaan-1> spacecraft to lunar > orbit in October 22, 2008. Chandrayaan-1 carried with it a NASA-provided > science instrument called the Moon Mineralogical Mapper (M3) that observed > how the surface absorbed infrared light. Using this data M3 determined that > previously suspected water molecules were ice inside the Moon’s polar craters > <https://www.planetary.org/space-images/where-the-moons-water-ice-is>. > Details at https://www.planetary.org/articles/water-on-the-moon-guide > > On 23rd August 2023 ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3’s lander touched down on the lunar > surface, making India the first country to successfully land a spacecraft > near the Moon’s south pole. Scientists have deployed a rover to send images > and data back to Earth. This success belongs to all of humanity and it will > help moon missions by other countries in the future. > > India's space journey is an epic tale of ingenuity and resourcefulness. > Starting with a budget of less than $4M for its first satellite in 1975, ISRO > - Indian Space Research Organisation has made India a space power on a > shoestring budget, achieving monumental feats like landing near the Moon’s > south pole for around $70 Million. > > But looks like some UK media are not happy with India’s success. The success > of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon has ignited a debate over > foreign aid between the UK and India. > > “The debate took an intriguing turn when users cited a report published by > Columbia University Press, authored by economist Usha Patnaik. The report, > part of a collection of essays, revealed that the East India Company and the > British Raj had extracted a staggering £9.2 trillion (equivalent to $44.6 > trillion) from India between 1765 and 1938. This eye-popping figure became a > focal point in the debate as X users humorously suggested that if the UK > sought returns, they should consider repaying the estimated $44.6 trillion > amassed during India’s Colonial rule.” > > Read more at: > UK aid worth nearly £2.3 billion to India sparks heated debate amid > Chandrayaan-3 triumph > https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/uk-aid-worth-2-3-billion-to-india-sparks-heated-debate-amid-chandrayaan-3-triumph/articleshow/103070330.cms? > > How UK Media's 'Racist Rant' On Chandrayaan's Success Was Silenced By India's > '$45 Trillion' Truth > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NuD4BTcI6k > > ISRO Chandrayaan-3 used British aid? British journalist 'insults' INDIA? GB > News | Karolina Goswami > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TrpetvaJv8 > > > This success of ISRO and Chandrayaan-3 will benefit the global scientific > community and it is great to see that countries from around the world send > congratulations to India on this historic achievement. This is the year of > India’s G20 presidency. India’s idea of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ > is resonating across the world. This human-centric approach has been welcomed > by all. India’s Moon mission is also based on this principle. India’s success > belongs to all of humanity. > > > Best wishes > > Suchith > > > Dr Suchith Anand > Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | > AI Ethics | AI Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data and AI Ethics | > Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate > > https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/ > https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand > > > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may > contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, > please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or > opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the > views of the University of Nottingham. 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