Kerala to Catalonia – comparisons on triggers for secession and catalysts for unity
Catalans this week seems to have voted overwhelmingly to secede from Spain and form an independent nation. The independence movement is anchored on economic and cultural factors and in this context I am doing a comparison here between the position of Catalonia within Spain and that of Kerala within the Union of India. And I ask the question what are the specific triggers for secession and what are the catalysts for unity? Parameter Catalonia to Spain Kerala to India Comments GDP rank 1 st 9 th GDP (per capita) 5 th 10th HDI rank Not available 1 st % of Population 16% 2.75% % of Land area 6.3% 1.18% % contribution to GDP 19% 4.4% Pulling more than their weight Tax vs public spend +10 Billion EUR Not available...