Some of the similarities between Indian pastoralists and Maasai herders are:

• Both in India and Africa European colonial governments were in power with similar intentions and objectives of dominance.
• In both countries, pastoralists lost their pasture lands because the colonial powers took control of forests and pasture lands to turn them into cultivated lands.
• In both countries, forest laws were enacted and the pastoralists were not allowed to enter the forests and use them for grazing their herds or taking out forest produce.
• The mobility of the pastoralists was restricted in both countries. Many of them were forced to leave their traditional jobs.
• Grazing tax was imposed by the colonial government both in India and Africa which created a lot of hardships for the pastoralists.