Indian Diaspora UK unites to flag Independence Day protests with UK PM
Indian Diaspora UK, a collective of over 100 diaspora organisations, have united to write to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
India pledges UK can count on its vaccine mission
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s $15-million pledge to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, at the UK-led Global Vaccine Summit cements the India-UK healthcare partnership.
Industry in Britain joins in COVID-19 fightback
Business leaders worldwide are adopting out-of-the-box approaches and diverting their expertise to generate the gear needed...
Suited to the tea
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s reshuffle of his top team spells good news for Indian-origin MPs.
As Brexit recedes into history, time for a new chapter
In the words of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Brexit is receding into history and therefore it is time for ‘India Global Business’ to move its “Eye on Brexit” on to the next chapter – that of the UK as a non-member of the European Union (EU). Highlights: With Brexit now “a thing of the past", 'India Global Business’ is reinventing its very own “Eye on Brexit” column, which has been a dedicated space for views and analyses around the [...]
Tryst with destiny
The time has come – the UK becomes the first country to exit the European Union (EU) and embarks on its very own tryst with destiny.
The next Brexit chapter: Trust and trade
India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa looks back at the long and arduous journey of the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), through some iconic ‘India Global Business’ front covers since 2016, and weighs up the UK’s own tryst with destiny. Highlights: Now that one Brexit chapter is over, it is time to turn the page on to the next one – one built on trust and forward-looking to stronger new partnerships. The opportunities for the UK and [...]
Britain elects its most diverse Parliament ever
The director of a London-based think tank analyses the role of the Indian diaspora in the 2019 General Elections and notes how immigration reforms should be of key importance post Brexit. Highlights: The 2019 General Election saw Britain elect its most diverse Parliament ever, with 65 ethnic minority MPs making up one-tenth of the House of Commons. Scepticism about Brexit among Indian voters appeared to be a barrier to supporting the governing party for Corbyn-sceptic voters. One of the biggest [...]
A promising New Year for UK-India relations
Editorial 2020 could be a jumpstart for UK-India ties with PM Boris Johnson hinting a new post-Brexit trade deal with India. As the year of two major elections – one in India in May and a snap poll in the UK in December –comes to a close, the vote is quite definitively in favour of stronger UK-India ties in the New Year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was voted into power with a “stonking” mandate, has made repeated references to his commitment to strike a new post-Brexit trade deal with India and partner with the Indian Prime Minister, whom he fondly refers to as Narendrabhai, on [...]
The UK’s relationship with India will continue to flourish
A British Indian entrepreneur takes stock of the changes in UK’s economy over 2019 and what this means for its relationship with India. 2019 – what a year! Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets re-elected with an enhanced majority. Brexit remains unresolved and although India continues to grow at a pace enviable to any western country, its growth rate has slowed down. The UK, with all the continuing uncertainty regarding Brexit, continued to grow as an economy, albeit at a very [...]