Sirdar Jagjit ("J.J.") Singh, a successful Manhattan importer, a U.S. resident for 30 years, and head of the India League, has long been India's No. 1 self-appointed lobbyist in the U.S. In New Delhi last week, on his way home after a two months' visit to India and India's leaders (including Nehru), Singh spoke up in the sorrowful tones of a mutual friend.
India, he declared, should refuse to accept any more U.S. aid.
"The fact that India receives U.S. aid," said Singh, "creates certain expectancies in the U.S. which India is rightly not willing to meet. That in turn creates disappointment and...
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