UK General Election 2017: The Politics of the diaspora
Several Global Indians were in the fray in this year’s snap General Election in the UK on June 8. Here is a snapshot of their India connect and how they fared this time.
The UK election results don’t portend a doomsday scenario
When politicians misjudge the public mood and gamble, the end result can be politically catastrophic. In that sense, the UK election results are nothing short of a political earthquake – the second one to hit the UK in 10 months. Just as David Cameron had misread the public mood in Britain when he called for the Brexit vote, Theresa May’s decision to go back to the people a full three years before her term as Her Majesty’s First Minister was [...]
Bonds that go beyond Brexit
India’s strong economic fundamentals, low inflation and interest rates on a declining trend are ideal for bond investors, writes a financial markets expert. London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s official business development company, has long been focusing on attracting inward investments into London, which is arguably the cultural and business capital of the world. This initiative, which started well before Brexit, sought to reinforce London as the gateway between America and Asia. It could become very important for London [...]
The case for Global Britain must now be made at home and abroad
The British General Election of 2017 was intended to provide stability and certainty, but it did not go according to plan. Theresa May asked the country for a resounding personal mandate to strengthen her in the Brexit negotiations – but the public refused it, confounding expectations of a clear Conservative victory in this early General Election. But, even before the inconclusive result, it was striking how little light the election campaign had shone on the key choices facing Britain about [...]