Chairperson, we move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that 15 August marks India's independence from Great Britain after two centuries of remorseless colonial exploitation and oppression;
2) remembers that India was one of the first colonies to break free of British rule after the Second World War and that its independence marked the beginning of the decolonisation process all over the world;
3) further remembers that India played a very significant role in the struggle against apartheid and strongly campaigned in the United Nations for the isolation of and imposition of sanctions against apartheid South Africa; and
4) recalls that India, Brazil and South Africa have formed a troika known as IBSA and that the main aim of this formation is to develop a common vision for enhanced South-South co-operation and the realisation of the development agenda of the South during the 21st century; and
5) extends its best wishes to the government and peoples of India for their achievements over the last six decades of freedom and independence.
Agreed to.