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India pledges $1 billion quake aid to Nepal


    KATHMANDU (Reuters) - 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.

    (Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)