Author: Manojladwa
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Labour Friends of India – A Labour of Love we should all feel proud of
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Yesterday we celebrated the deep relationship between the Labour Party and India at the Labour Party conference in Manchester. Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour Party was the chief guest. It was jointly hosted by Barry Gardiner MP and the Indian High Commissioner. Ed Miliband reaffirmed the Party’s long…
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Labour MP Barry Gardiner's speech on J & K
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Labour MP Barry Gardiner’s speech on Jammu & Kashmir in the UK Parliament today. Worth a full read.
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India’s move away from a please-all policy
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Washington at the end of September for his first official meeting with US President Barack Obama. It will cap a month of feverish, high-powered diplomacy, which, some say, could herald a more proactive phase in New Delhi’s engagement with the world.
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Tackling Financial Untouchability in India
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In his Independence Day speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said 75 million families (almost 400 million people) lacking access to banking services is akin to untouchability that was prevalent against the so-called lower castes till a few decades ago.
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Hindus & The 'Elephant God' – Our Best Brand Ambassador
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I remember whilst growing up in inner city Birmingham where, whenever I identified my Hindu faith, an almost clockwork retort from a “non-believer” would associate me as a worshipper of the ‘Elephant God’ Ganesh. Such as the power of Ganesh’s branding!
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I am supporting Uma Kumaran – will you?
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Uma has been selected by the Labour Party to stand as a member of parliament for Harrow East.
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Violence Against Women & Girls – Labour's Commitment
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I am pleased that Ed Miliband has announced a major commitment to tackling violence against women and girls in the UK. He has appointed the very able Seema Malhotra MP as shadow minister with a specific brief to look at ways in which this issue can be tackled.
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Violence Against Women & Girls – Labour's Commitment
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I am pleased that Ed Miliband has announced a major commitment to tackling violence against women and girls in the UK. He has appointed the very able Seema Malhotra MP as shadow minister with a specific brief to look at ways in which this issue can be tackled.
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Balaji Temple – UK – A sangam of modernity and spirituality
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I have been meaning to visit this Temple which I have heard so much about for a long time.
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Modi bats for India: Building toilets (and much more)
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As pointers to the direction his government proposes to take India in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech can’t be faulted. His focus on sanitation, safety of the girl child, village development, mutually beneficial ties with neighbouring countries, skill development for the youth, manufacturing and exports has set the…