Sharma’s party, the Indian National Congress (INC), has much in common with the ANC. Both were leading players in their country’s independence. And both were significant governing parties post-independence, or post-apartheid in the case of the ANC, with the INC having the added sheen of being associated with Mahatma Gandhi.
The Sunday Independent on 17 May 2015
The upcoming lecture by India’s former Minister of Trade and Commerce, Anand Sharma, could prove to be a cautionary tale or those who govern, especially those resting on their struggle laurels.