INDIA AND THE NEW WORLD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
-By Gbadegesin Ademola
Following the
emergence of the new British Prime Minster, it is necessary to shed more light
on the personality and political dossier of Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister
of the United Kingdom, the third one within three months in the country.
It should be noted
that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan is also of Indian extractions.
Aside the
aforementioned political positions in United Kingdom, there are several posts
of socio political relevance being held by Indians in the country particularly
in the parliament and at the local government levels.
It was expected
though, if democracy is a game of number; from this year estimated figures,
Indians in United Kingdom are about 1.4 million, both of Indian origin as well
as those who migrated to UK, making them the single largest visible ethnic
minority population in the country.
The large numbers
of these people are conspicuously visible in Leicester, Birmingham, Harrow and
Brent areas in United Kingdom, hence, so many Indians are elected as Councillors
and Mayors in Counties and Boroughs in these areas.
You may also wish
to note that international arena has pockets of Indian origin world leaders
here and there.
Beyond United
Kingdom, there are several other countries where Indians have risen to the
pinnacle of respective political hierarchies and while some have attained
enviable height of captain of industries and playing notable influential roles
in the economy of many countries.
You will recall
that Kamala Harris, the 58 years old, is the current elected Vice President of
the super power United States of America. The woman politician has her roots in
Tamil Nadu State of India.
Kindly note also
that Antonio Costa is the current Prime Minister of Portugal, serving the third term in office after
winning his latest election in 2022. This half Portuguese half Indian is said
to be from the State of Goa in India.
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Mauritius is
another country where Indians wield considerable political power. Pravind Kumar
Jugnauth was elected the Prime Minister of Mauritius after holding a number of
major positions in the cabinet. His biography shows he was born to the Indian
family in La Caverne.
Further to the
above, the 64 years old Chan Santokhi was elected the ninth President of
Suriname in 2020. Suriname is a small country on the north-eastern coast of
South America, a neighbouring country to Guyana.
Political history
has it that an Indian origin Sellapan
Ramanathan was the former President of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He
remains the longest serving President in the history of the country till date.
Also in the tiny
country of Fiji Mahendra Chaudhry was the first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister
after defeating Sitiveni Rabuka in 1999 to become Republic of Fiji Prime
Minister.
It could easily be
deduced from the foregoing that Indians are gradually conquering the planet
earth. Little wonder most Indians thronged the streets in their home country in
wild jubilation on Monday when Rishi Sunak emerged the Prime Minister of the
former colonial masters. What an irony! Britons were the colonial masters of
Indians till 1947 when India gained political independence.
* Ademola, a political scientist, wrote in from Lagos,
Nigeria.
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