Question

India strongly criticised the policy of apartheid (racial discrimination) being followed by the white minority racist regime of South Africa. It even snapped diplomatic relations with South Africa in 1954 as a protest against the policy of apartheid.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

India has always stood for equal rights for all irrespective of caste and creed due to her experience of Colonialism suppression. This was the policy India adopted in maintaining Foreign relations. India was the first to raise the issue of apartheid in the UN General Assembly in 1946. At India’s initiative, NAM set up the Africa Fund (Action for Resisting Imperialism, Colonialism, and Apartheid) in 1986 to help the frontline states, which were victims of aggression of South Africa for supporting the cause of fight against Apartheid. India made a generous contribution to this fund. The end of racialism in South Africa in 1990 was a great success for Indian policy.