▁the ▁aid ▁received ▁by ▁India ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁its ▁G DP . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Agency ▁for ▁International ▁Development ▁( USA ID ) ▁compiled ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁data ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁indicating ▁that ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 4 6 - 2 0 1 2 , ▁India ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁highest ▁aid ▁from ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁economic ▁aid , ▁adjust ed ▁to ▁infl ation ▁then , ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁US D ▁ 6 5 . 1 ▁billion . ▁ ▁Ref us al ▁to ▁take ▁a ids ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁Indian ▁government ▁has ▁on ▁various ▁occasions ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁foreign ▁aid ▁for ▁management ▁of ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁like ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁t sun ami , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁U tt ar ak hand ▁flo ods , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁K ash mir ▁flo ods , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Ker ala ▁flo ods . ▁ ▁As ▁don or ▁▁ ▁India ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Development ▁Ass istance ▁Committee , ▁which ▁includes ▁World ' s ▁major ▁don or ▁countries . ▁Despite ▁that , ▁India ▁has ▁recorded ▁don ations ▁to ▁various ▁countries . ▁India ▁also ▁provides ▁non - mon et ary ▁help ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁sending ▁supplies ▁and ▁man power ▁for ▁rescue ▁miss ions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁General ▁V . ▁K . ▁Singh