Ya, I noticed that - a few more: we are both republics, and we were once ruled by the British (but we like the Brits); oh ya, one more, a piece of disputed territory northwards!!!LOL
"and we were once ruled by the British (but we like the Brits);"
No love lost since they left. We speak their language but love to beat them up in our Bollywood movies (historical ones).
"one more, a piece of disputed territory northwards!!!LOL"
Again thanks to the legacy of the Brits. BTW, our constitution is based on the Irish model. And it must be a very good model since it has worked fine for the last 50 years. And one of the founding member of Indian National Congress, Anne Beseant was an Irish lady.