[OSGeo-Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 200, Issue 13

[Steven Feldman]

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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>   1. UK aid worth nearly ?2.3 billion to India sparks heated
>      debate amid Chandrayaan-3 triumph (Suchith Anand)
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> From: Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:Suchith.Anand at 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
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> Dear colleagues,
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> 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
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> 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. 
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> 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.
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> 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. 
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> “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.”
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> 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?
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> 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
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> ISRO Chandrayaan-3 used British aid? British journalist 'insults' INDIA? GB News | Karolina Goswami
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TrpetvaJv8
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> 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.
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> Best wishes
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> Suchith
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> Dr Suchith Anand
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