India offers $1 billion quake aid to Nepal

India offers $1 billion quake aid to Nepal
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India Offers $1 Billion Quake Aid To Nepal. India pledged $1 billion for earthquake reconstruction in Nepal on Thursday, with a quarter of the amount in the form of grants, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told a donor conference also attended by China.

India pledged $1 billion for earthquake reconstruction in Nepal on Thursday, with a quarter of the amount in the form of grants, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told a donor conference also attended by China.

Swaraj said the $1 billion was over and above India's existing aid pledges to Nepal.

"This takes our total assistance to Nepal over the next five years to $2 billion U.S. dollars," she said.

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