Yash Tandon

Yashpal Tandon (born 21 June 1939) is a Ugandan policymaker, political activist, professor, author and public intellectual. He has lectured extensively in the areas of International Relations and Political economy. He was deeply involved in the struggle against the dictatorship of Idi Amin in 1970's Uganda and has spent time in exile. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles and has served on the editorial boards of many journals. Quotes "Look at my own country, Uganda. We have been politically independent since 1962. Minerals, forests, fish, flowers, banks, insurance companies – nothing is owned by us. Nothing. Empire exists, even now, in Uganda. External links Yashpal Tandon Category:1939 births Category:Living people Category:Philosophers Category:Socialists from Africa Category:Revolutionaries Category:Pan-Africanists Category:Political scientists Category:Writers Category:Economists from Uganda Category:Anti-globalization activists