The commonwealth comprises of more than 53 nations which were former british colonies except Mozambique which was a french colony.The Commonwealth was established due to a common culture prevailing in these nations.The English Language, Democracy and similarities in the constitution. The objective of the commonwealth was to gain member support in ensuring these fledgling democracies support each other in democracy being maintained and increase trade. However, the commonwealth has now been reduced to a club of former british colonies that constantly remind the British that we were once slaves to them.No surprise that its is still headed by the Queen. The last time I read about the commonwealth was that neither country gained economic benefits as all of them still fare poorly in the World stage.But the league is still being continued with a notion that it might gain the same amount of clout that the European Union or the G8 has. Personally, I beleive it does nothing but constantly reminds us of our colonial past. India should be wiser and exit gracefully from a league that benefits no one.
