When Kerala was offered ₹700cr aid by UAE post megafloods in 2018, India's central govt had a major ego-bruise& rushed to block it. Isaac called it 'dog in the manger' policy. But RW editors to trolls saw it as begging by Kerala. Now you realise, disasters don't respect borders?

18 Aug, 2018: PM Modi thanks Emirates PM for offering to support flood-hit Kerala:

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1030803194186788864?s=19

19 Aug, 2018: Dubai ruler sets up committee to aid Kerala flood relief
https://www.livemint.com/Politics/qUELHdEXHd6QDpKonRYzXP/Dubai-ruler-sets-up-committee-to-aid-Kerala-flood-relief.html

23 Aug, 2018 (PTI report):
UAE has offered Rs 700 crore for flood-hit Kerala, Qatar Rs 35 crore& Maldives Rs 35 lakh. MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the govt was committed to meeting the requirements... through domestic efforts. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/thanks-but-no-says-india-to-foreign-aid-for-kerala/articleshow/65507218.cms?from=mdr

The 2018 floods were Kerala's biggest natural disaster in history. Claimed 483 lives, displaced over 14.50 lakh people, and left a trail of destruction of about Rs 30k crore, as per official estimates. Center eventually provided Rs 2904 crore.

India is still not taking aid from foreign nations, nobody said so inclu The Hindu report. The point is we should have a rethink abt foreign aid: States may have a strong bond with foreign nations, and they'd feel a deep sense of wanting to serve; if not by money transfer, we...

should be able to channel it in ways so that it accomplishes things like building roads, wells and feeding children— all of which the poor stand to benefit. Or the center should be able to better it by providing a greater sum for relief work to the states

Bcoz, in reality, only the center has the powers needed to raise the kind of money people need when they are hit by coronavirus or the history's worst floods, and save the lives of millions. States have several restrictions, including borrowing limits, to do what is needed.