Recently, British politics has repeatedly set records.
The shortest term in history, shortly after Elizabeth Trass was forced to resign, another Conservative Party tycoon, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson also publicly announced that he would give up the competition for the Conservative Party leader out of party pressure.
In this way, Rishi Sunak, the former Minister of Finance, was automatically elected as the leader of the British Conservative Party without his opponent.
According to the British Constitution, the leader of the ruling party is deemed to be the British Prime Minister and has the right to form a cabinet.
has accepted Charles III's appointment
. In this way, Rich Sunak also set three historical records - the youngest prime minister in Britain in 200 years; the first Indian Prime Minister in the UK; the first prime minister in the UK's non-Christian cultural circle (the British Prime Minister who did have Jewish descent before, but he had long converted to Christian Protestantism in terms of faith).
You should know that a Christian Protestant country like the United Kingdom once attached great importance to religious issues, and even once became a bloody river.
I remember that the "pagan" who was hated by the Catholics, at least he believed in the same God as Protestantism, and recited a " Bible " several times.
But this time... King Charles III of England had to invite a "pagan" from the Fionsa people to sit in the VIP seat of Westmin Cathedral...
From the red and white "Brahma line" worn by Sunak, he was once a Hindus and also belonged to the "noble Brahmin caste"
so that people jokingly say that the British Isle will become one of the brightest pearls in the crown of India.
or...Is India "entering the permanent membership through backdoor"?
In fact, although some jokes are often circulated on the Internet, saying that Britain is being "reversely colonized" by Indians, and The British Empire is gradually "Indianized", but in terms of population ratio, the total number of Indians is not large.
Currently, the population racial structure of the UK is: local white people account for 92%, of which South Asians account for only 2.5%. Except for Pakistani and a small number of Bangladeshi and Sri Lankans, Indians account for only about 1.9%.
However, although Indians account for only 1.9%, among the 15 ministers in the previous Johnson cabinet, three Indians appeared, and they all had key positions.
Next to the Finance Minister Sunak is the Home Secretary Priti Patel, and the Minister of Commerce, Energy and Industry Airok Sharma,
In addition, Indian-born South Asian "members" and Pakistanis, mainly Muslims, are also making great strides in the UK - the British scientific and literary circles, as well as the political arena, Pakistanis are all in full bloom.
For example, London Mayor Sadiq Khan , who has been re-elected for two terms, as well as Sunak's former colleague and another veteran of Johnson's cabinet, the Secretary of Health - Said Javid.
London Muslim mayor Said Javid
Behind Johnson are Sunak and Javid
OK, let's talk about the Indians in the UK.
In addition to shining in politics, Indians are also doing a good job in the field of scientific research.
For example, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009, Baron Kumar Batacharia, is from Bangalore. He founded the Warwick Manufacturing Group and in 2004 he became a lifelong British aristocrat (the kind that is not hereditary) and a member of the House of Lords .
In addition, the proportion of Indians in the British rich team is also not low.
For example, on the richest list of released by the Sunday Times , the top two ranked in the list of , both of which were won by Indians - the Hinduja brothers, ranked first with a price of 22 billion pounds; NO.2 is the Reuben brothers, worth 18.66 billion pounds 2 billion pounds .
Hinduja brothers
UK's brothers
And Sunak's wife, Ms. Akshata Murtie, is also a wealthy man on the UK list, even much wider than the late Queen of England Elizabeth .
Akshata Murti's father is Narayana Murti, a billionaire known as the "father of the IT industry" in India and the "Indian Bill Gates ".
Murti is Sunak's MBA junior at Stanford. The two developed a relationship in the United States and happily got married.
In public places, Sunak always looks at his wife gently with admiration. This... seems not very "Indian"
View the full picture - In front of the crown prince, he has been watching his wife who is affectionately
It is precisely because of this happy marriage that Sunak, who comes from a middle-class family, completed the "leap of life" from a "senior worker" in the venture capital industry to a rich man. And it promoted his future development in politics.
Sunak's family's real estate all over the world
In short, the same thing is still the case. Although the Indian population is not large, the proportion of Indians in the upper class of British society is not low.
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A long time ago, the British Indian period, had a long period of time. The concepts of countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh did not exist. At that time, "India" was just a geographical concept or cultural symbol.
Most of the early South Asian immigrants were organized by British colonists to work, mostly contract workers. In their hearts, there is no "motherland" that really wants to serve, and there is only a "hometown".
Therefore, they did not resist the choice of settling overseas. Instead, they took root and lived in peace, but they insisted on their beliefs for generations.
Sunak and Murthy are both devout Hindus, vegetarian, and even many seasonings are not touched (this is the symbol of the high caste)
The entire colonial era, in addition to the servants of the British masters and wives, labor coolies, and company employees, many Punjabi Sikh (this group has always been martial and is known as the "combat nation of India) have also entered the British military system and are often sent to other colonies of the British Empire to "perform missions".
For example, the old China often said that "Red-headed san" refers to the Indian Sikhs who work in the concession police station.
Their Sikh beliefs require adult men to raise their hair and beards, and wrap their heads with cloth strips.
The Sikhs in the British Royal Guard, the national tradition has been fully respected
For Sikh men, this tangling head is a symbol of his life, glory and dignity, and is even more important than life.
In order to make the Indian army give way Sikh officers and soldiers can also wear helmets while wearing headscarves. They also specially designed and equipped with special military helmets like this picture below. The red cloth and orange-red heads are often their favorites.
plus the British system's civil servants (especially police) are still used to being called SIR. Shanghai people have always been accustomed to adding a word "A" in front of the single syllable single syllable, which is the saying of "Red-headed A San".
till the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century Some Indians who work for British masters have been regarded as "people" of the British Empire. They were sent to other British colonies and acted as agent leaders, and began to proudly represent the "British Empire".
includes the British blockbuster East Africa colonies, mainly the predecessors of the current Kenya , Tanzania and Uganda . To this day, there is still a certain proportion of the Indian population in these areas, almost all of which belong to the local wealthy class.
And Prime Minister Rich Sunak's grandparents were severely excluded in the 1950s when they were regarded as "British colonists" in the wave of colonial independence in East Africa. They finally had no choice but to leave and come to their "homeland" in their hearts - the British Empire, and settled in the southern port city of England.
So, although Sunak's father was born in East Africa, he grew up in the UK and received British education. He later became an general practitioner and married an Indian pharmacist.
In May 1980, Sunak came from this middle-class family in Southampton.
When Sunak was a child, his family
Obviously, the good family conditions allowed Sunak to receive elite education throughout the whole process——From the first of the nine public schools in the UK, Winchester Public School (who did not receive a scholarship that year, and his parents insisted on providing him with his studies) all the way to Oxford University .
Before graduating from Winchester Public School, with his mother, younger brother and sister
Sunak at Oxford University
After graduating from Oxford University, Sunak got the offer that the Western middle class most loved and admired the most, and became an employee of Goldman Sachs Group.
After working in the venture capital field of Goldman Sachs for more than three years, Sunak went to Stanford University to further his studies with the famous Fulbright Scholars Scholars, and met his rich wife, Akshata Murthy, and since then he has risen all the way.
The couple and two daughters (Akshata, whose mother's powerful family, did not change her husband's surname after marriage, which is also common in the UK today)
In fact, in addition to the top Indian and British officials like Prime Minister Sunak, the proportion of Indians in the middle class in the UK is also significantly higher than that of the local Ansa people, and generally live a wealthier life than whites.
In addition, in Southeast Asia, Indians also belong to the local wealthy class. Like the Chinese, they have encountered exclusion and suppression by indigenous peoples such as Malays .
Another area where Indians shine is the most popular is North America.
Currently, there are four cabinet ministers in Canada who are Indian descent, and two of the male ministers are Sikhs.
Watch the "highlight" of the United States again.
In recent years, the number one in the United States' middle-line income has always been Indian, and the second-ranked one is Chinese.
There is also American politics, and Indians are doing very well, and you can just name some world-class celebrities.
For example, the current US Vice President Kamala Harris (she is an Indian mother, an African-American father of Jamaica );
Kamala Harris' parents are former South Carolina governor, US ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, and other "storm figures" (the woman is pictured below).
Not to mention the bunch of Indian tycoons in the American technology and business circles....
Speaking of this, everyone must be very confused - India, as the country with the largest population of illiterate people in the world, is still carrying the bad habit of caste system . Why is its overseas immigrants in developed countries easy to become successful people, either scientists, entrepreneurs or well-known politicians. Even if they are not "storm figures", most of them belong to the decent middle-class elite class?
Of course, the most important reason is that most Indians who have the opportunity to go out and can successfully immigrate have two tricks, and are not mediocre people, and have no intersection with those illiterate people in India who are squatting on the streets.
The difference between Indians is very big - Asia's largest slum is in India, but Asia's richest man is also an Indian
In addition, it is the "old students who speak English, attach importance to education, and join together" such as "old students retaliating".
However, in terms of English, a large number of overseas Chinese speak English generally well. In terms of oral pronunciation, it tastes much more pleasant than the rich curry flavor of Indians. Why can Indians always receive special attention compared to the same large quantity and high education level of Chinese?
In fact, Indian English with a strong curry flavor was recognized as an international standard English a long time ago. It is not embarrassing to say that, but it also has a little inexplicable pride.
This guy is more confident
More importantly, Indians are generally not shy, and they love to show themselves.
If you have studied abroad or work experience, you will definitely realize that whether it is a company or a school, the one who talks the most is often Indians, and the one who performs the most actively is Indians - and this is exactly what Western culture advocates and encourages.
In contrast, Chinese people who have been educated to be low-key and humble since childhood are always shyly entangled in "righteous words", which often makes the expression of meaning much worse in terms of fluency and appeal, even if their oral skills are actually not bad at all.
This is what is called "children who can cry have milk" - Indians who dare and are good at expressing and talk endlessly can always seize more display opportunities, leaving a good impression on their mentors or managers, whether in their studies or work.
In addition, the success of overseas Indians is indeed related to their ancestors' long-term experience of "being a cow and being a horse" for the British.
Indians who are immersed in the social culture of strict caste systems and society, face various "unfairness", their mentality is often calm and optimistic - they are good at gaining the trust of the "master" and maximizing their interests when they cannot change their position in the rules of the game.
British movie "Victoria and Abdul" stills
Reality Queen Victoria and her Indian servants
For centuries, Indians have followed the sphere of influence of the British "master" and have traveled to every British colony around the world. From North America to Europe, to East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, the British go wherever they go, enthusiastically "providing services" to British owners and helping to "manage" local indigenous people.
Therefore, Indians have a long history of looking at the world, which also makes them more familiar with the social and cultural system that is more adaptable to Europe and the United States; Westerners also have a higher acceptance of them.
However, even so, it is still too exaggerated to rely on these successful Indians who are calling for the wind and rain in Britain to "reverse colonize" the UK.
After all, this is not the Indian in power in the UK, but an Indian-born British Conservative politician settled in No. 10 Downing Street .
Sunak is a British man. He has skin color and dietary habits. The festivals he celebrates are different from those of the British, and the others are similar.
Sunak represents the interests of the British Conservative Party.
If he goes wrong, you can refer to how the Conservative Party has previously pressured Johnson and Trass, two former prime ministers.
What's more, have you met African "members" and got anything from Obama ?
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