Congress leader Anand Sharma, who met South African President Jacob Zuma during his recent visit to Johannesburg, discussed the economic and strategic partnership between both sides and the recent political developments.
He shared his assessment of the causes of the UPA's electoral defeat and the subsequent developments in India under the present dispensation.
President Zuma also invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi to visit his nation.
Sharma, who is the Deputy Leader of Opposition, yesterday delivered an Annual Mapungubwe Lecture jointly hosted by MISTRA and University of Johannesburg in South Africa on the theme "Indian National Congress and ANC - Shared Experiences as Freedom Movements and the Challenges of Governing Pluralistic Democracies".
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