Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, together with the South African delegation attend a working meeting with His Excellency, the Vice President of India, Shri Chandrapuram Ponnusami (C.P.) Radhakrishnan at the Vice President's Enclave, New Dehli.
By Fawzia Moodley
The visit by a high level South African delegation led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile to India, marks the consolidation of relations between the two countries, harking back to the dark days of Apartheid.
The historic ties between India, and the African National Congress, South Africa’s anti-apartheid liberation movement, were based on their mutual desire for freedom from colonialism (for India) and racial oppression in the case of the ANC.
Post apartheid, the relationship between Pretoria and Delhi has morphed into a more substantive alliance encompassing cultural, diplomatic, trade and strategic interests, as well as their shared vision of the world through a principled approach on non-alignment and support for the development of the Global South through South-South partnerships.
