his country. Being a member of the iconic RAC Club Mall near the Piccadily Circus in Central London, Daly ensured we indulged in as good a lunch as a useful conversation. High Commissioner Kundasamy like most Mauritians ( estimated 70%) are of Indian descent and their physical characteristics show without any formal introduction. are “We confident of our future” he told me after we had deposisted our winter coats at the restaurant reception and settled down for lunch. We know what we want. The world is our ostrich.” I “ did not need to ask many questions to keep him talking. He was excited I could see. The middle age diplomat is convinced that Mauritius, a small Southwest Indian Ocean country that centuries ago was a station for European navigators and ‘fuel’ traders on mission to Asia, is even bound by history and circumstance to play a bigger role in global affairs with its population of 1.2 million people according to estimates in 2007. When it gained its independence in 1968 from the British (after over centuries of Dutch and French colonial rule), it, like Singapore had no natural resources or needed global commodities with which to grow but its people.The economist and a protégé of John Maynard Keynes, James Meade like many people at the time was pessimistc of the island’s future: It is going to be a great achievement if the country can find “ productive employment for its population without a serious
his country. Being a member of the iconic RAC Club Mall near the Piccadily Circus in Central London, Daly ensured we indulged in as good a lunch as a useful conversation. High Commissioner Kundasamy like most Mauritians ( estimated 70%) are of Indian descent and their physical characteristics show without any formal introduction. “We are confident of our future” he told me after we had deposisted our winter coats at the restaurant reception and settled down for lunch. “ We know what we want. The world is our ostrich.” I did not need to ask many questions to keep him talking. He was excited I could see. The middle age diplomat is convinced that Mauritius, a small Southwest Indian Ocean country that centuries ago was a ‘fuel’ station for European navigators and traders on mission to Asia, is even bound by history and circumstance to play a bigger role in global affairs with its population of 1.2 million people according to estimates in 2007. When it gained its independence in 1968 from the British (after over centuries of Dutch and French colonial rule), it, like Singapore had no natural resources or needed global commodities with which to grow but its people.The economist and a protégé of John Maynard Keynes, James Meade like many people at the time was pessimistc of the island’s future: “ It is going to be a great achievement if the country can find productive employment for its population without a serious
A_writer's_Diary_(Autosaved).docx