India’s union budget 2022 has allocated 17,250 crore rupees ($2.3 billion) towards aid to other nations, including crisis-hit Myanmar and Taliban-led Afghanistan, according to Quartz.com.

Myanmar, under heavy economic pressure due to the COVID-19 measures and last February’s military coup, has been allocated Rs 600 crore ($80 million), the same as last year.

India provides development aid to friendly nations under its key Neighbourhood First policy, in part to offset the influence of China in the region.

India provides aid to Myanmar, Bhutan, Mauritius, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Eurasian and Latin American countries, and other developing countries.