‘Indian’ & ‘Pakistani’ walk into Brit high offices…What happens?

Nothing much. Sunak & Yousaf’s ethnicity won’t change key policies, neither do they want it to

Heard the one about the Indian and the Pakistani, abroad in Britain? That’s a variant on the opening line of the wellworn joke convention featuring two people of different nationalities, cultures or professions. Usually, they say or do something that raises a smile while simultaneously addressing a complex issue revolving around stereotype or mindset.

In 2023, the joke may be on Britain. The Indian and the Pakistani, both of Punjabi heritage, have been busy doing politics. At the highest level. The Pakistani has taken office as first minister of Scotland, which is roughly analogous to CM of an Indian state. Hamza Yousaf has vowed to lead a campaign to partition the United Kingdom and were he to succeed, he would effectively be setting himself up to be the Jinnah of tomorrow’s Scotland.

It falls to the Indian then to be the Nehru of today’s Britain. As the first Hindu and non-white UK PM, Rishi Sunak is the man who’s meant to hold it all together.

Read on at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com