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    A year of elections that ended with a vote for stronger India-UK ties

    2019-12-27T14:29:02+00:00December 27th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 27 December 2019, UK Edition – 27 December 2019|

    The year 2019 saw two major elections in the world’s largest and oldest democracies and the common thread in the outcome of both was the promise of a new strategic partnership between India and the UK. Highlights: Boris Johnson astutely leveraged the power of the 1.5-million-strong Indian diaspora, by stressing on building stronger relations with India during the General Election in December. Johnson’s good relationship with Prime Minister Modi of India helps sets the tone for the next phase of [...]

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      UK’s immigration obsession wears thin with voters

      2020-11-24T08:51:15+00:00December 13th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 13 December 2019|

      The news of a 63 per cent hike in Indian students choosing UK universities over the previous year reflects Britain’s somewhat scaled down approach to the issue of mobility, transmitted during the General Election campaign and an emphatic Boris Johnson victory. Highlights: The Conservative party is showing a gradual shift on its view on immigration under the leadership of Boris Johnson. Opinion polls reflect that the UK is becoming generally more positive and less concerned around migration. Home Secretary Priti [...]

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        First ever poll of British Indian voters reveals major decline in support for Labour, significant swing vote up for grabs

        2020-03-20T05:33:47+00:00November 20th, 2019|Home Page, India Inc News|

        A first-of-its-kind YouGov opinion poll of British Indian Voters, commissioned by India Inc. and Washington DC data analytics firm 0ptimus, reveals a large chunk of undecided voters waiting to be wooed by UK parties ahead of the December 12 General Election. London based media group, India Inc. and Washington DC based data analytics firm, 0ptimus conducted the first ever pre-election survey of British Indian voter intentions through a YouGov poll from 13 November to 18 November 2019. The survey asked [...]

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        Brexit quake leaves Boris shaken, but not stirred

        2019-09-27T16:12:43+00:00September 27th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 27th September 2019|

        Editorial Comment ‘India Global Business’ gives its take on the latest Brexit quake in the UK. The UK Supreme Court declaring Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament unlawful has shaken up the British political system to its very core, with political experts scrambling for words beyond historic and unprecedented. "The decision to advise Her Majesty to prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable [...]

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          US support for Modi on Kashmir, opens trade talks

          2019-09-27T16:12:14+00:00September 27th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 27th September 2019|

          Editorial Comment ‘India Global Business’ gives its take on the historic Howdy Modi US tour. The Howdy Modi rally in Houston and mutual bonhomie on display there between the Indian Prime Minister and US President Donald Trump and their interaction on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York had messages for India, the US, Pakistan and even China. A very important development, which has got lost in the euphoria over the rally, is Trump’s assertion that a trade deal [...]

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            The Beast of Brexit

            2019-09-18T15:29:37+00:00September 13th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, India Inc News|

            Editorial Comment   ‘India Global Business’ gives its take on the Beast of Brexit, Modi’s Houston Home Run and India’s Moon Mission. The Beast of Brexit The Scottish court annulling the proroguing of British Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dealt yet another blow to his still very nascent premiership. With Parliament earlier passing a resolution blocking a no-deal Brexit and ruling out an early election, the Brexit end game has entered uncharted waters. The British Supreme Court will [...]

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              Does a no-deal Brexit bode well for UK-India ties?

              2019-09-13T11:26:39+00:00September 13th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019|

              If the UK were to leave without an agreement in place with the European Union (EU) by the October 31 Brexit deadline, the reverberations will be felt around the world – including in India. Unprecedented developments have a direct connect with a propensity to speculate, and Brexit undoubtedly falls within that category. Boris Johnson lobbed a bombshell in the form of parliamentary suspension plans ahead of the October 31 Brexit deadline as part of a particularly frenzied return from the [...]

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                Indian students to gain as UK rejoins the global talent race with 2-year post-study work visa

                2019-09-17T08:41:45+00:00September 10th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, Home Page|

                The Boris Johnson government’s decision to restore the two-year post-study work visas for international students, including those from India, will provide Indian students an opportunity to live and work in the UK for two years after they complete their degrees. And yes, it will also help the UK ease a diplomatic spat with New Delhi. After a long time, Indian students wanting to pursue higher studies in Great Britain have reason to cheer. Reversing a key plank of then Home [...]

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                  How Boris Johnson can strengthen the UK’s offer for international students

                  2020-03-18T11:19:32+00:00August 23rd, 2019|2019, UK Edition – August 2019|

                  UK education sector experts lay out the various aspects that the new British government should focus on in order to maintain the country’s pole position in attracting talented students from around the world. The to-do list of a new Prime Minister must always look daunting. For Boris Johnson, Brexit will be adding an extra layer of complexity to an already intimidating catalogue of priorities. One such priority must be to strengthen the UK’s global relationships as we develop our place [...]

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