TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008
india and south africa
india and south africa
the two nations with a similar colonial history can share a lot today.
india colonised by british and the caste discrimination within the society is very similar to the colonisation of south africa and then the racial discrimination which was prevalent there some years ago.
after the reconciliation amongs the white and blacks there has been a democratically elected govt mainly dominated by the ANC.
in india after independence from the british rule the democratically elected govt have been dominated by the INC.
the concerns of these two nascent nations are also the same.
the economic deprivation of the poor, very low literacy rate amongst the poor, health and hygene problems, creating jobs for the majority population...
south africa also is a very diverse country. people belonging to different tribes and religious faith come together to form the country.
the country happens to a mix of the modern and the primitive.
the plantations are all electronically controlled. the watering, humidity, pestisides, and security is all controlled electronically.
controlling crime is a very big challenge to the south african govt.
our govt and the sa govt should form a free trade zone.
we should both pool our resourses to share our expertise and experience in diff feilds.
these countries have a lot in common as compared to the european countries or the USA.
the expertise in farming and plantations can be helpful here. the expertise in medicine, education can be helpfull for them.
regards,
prakash kutty
