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The Gupta saga captures both the dramatic rise in influence of several Indian diaspora communities in countries they have adopted, and the challenges that come with it.
Indians are frequently among the most successful immigrant communities economically. But many of their business leaders have found themselves accused of bankrolling corrupt politicians. In Uganda, the Indian community is battling allegations very similar to those in South Africa.
Allegations of influence-peddling by Indian businessmen in various countries aren't new. Nor are the prospects of a backlash - often fuelled by racism, xenophobia, political opportunism and a troubled economy -without precedent.
But the recent concerns in South Africa and Uganda represent a revival of worries that had significantly receded since the attacks on Indians in Uganda in the 1970s, Fiji in the 1980s and Kenya in the 1990s.
"In any part of the world, it is business people who finance politicians, and in countries like Uganda, the Indian community dominates business, so campaign financing is natural," Sanjiv Patel, the third-generation Indian-origin owner of Tomil, an agri-business firm in Uganda, and the general secretary of the Indian Association in that country, told The Telegraph over the phone from Kampala.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160411/jsp/nation/story_79501.jsp#.VwstchT3bCQ
Sincerely,
Brian M. Kwesiga
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Indians are frequently among the most successful immigrant communities economically. But many of their business leaders have found themselves accused of bankrolling corrupt politicians. In Uganda, the Indian community is battling allegations very similar to those in South Africa.
Allegations of influence-peddling by Indian businessmen in various countries aren't new. Nor are the prospects of a backlash - often fuelled by racism, xenophobia, political opportunism and a troubled economy -without precedent.
But the recent concerns in South Africa and Uganda represent a revival of worries that had significantly receded since the attacks on Indians in Uganda in the 1970s, Fiji in the 1980s and Kenya in the 1990s.
"In any part of the world, it is business people who finance politicians, and in countries like Uganda, the Indian community dominates business, so campaign financing is natural," Sanjiv Patel, the third-generation Indian-origin owner of Tomil, an agri-business firm in Uganda, and the general secretary of the Indian Association in that country, told The Telegraph over the phone from Kampala.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160411/jsp/nation/story_79501.jsp#.VwstchT3bCQ
Sincerely,
Brian M. Kwesiga
--
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