For the past few weeks, since the floods, a Kashmiri friend of mine in Srinagar has been living with his wife, son, mother and grandmother on the floor of his local mosque his house was destroyed by a wall of water he said was like a tsunami. Thousands are homeless and people are dying; the NGOs in the area are doing what they can to help, but the Indian government has done nothing at the same time as its managed to find £45m to send a spaceship to Mars (Report, 25 September).
Liz Turner
London
If India can spend £45m on such a project, why are we continuing to include them in our aid programme?
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