Category: Politics
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UK's Political Intolerance
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Boris Johnson last week, and hard left Jeremy Corbyn & Ken Livingstone this week. Where are we heading? Certainly not the way we would expect leaders to behave. In the space of a few weeks we have seen an ugly side to UK politics which is certainly not the best…
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Why stop at Jewish friends?
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Many Hindus feel alienated by @UKLabour also. Being positive about one group must not mean marginalisation of others. Read more…
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Brilliant! LeaveEU campaign shredded by Obama
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I have been arguing for sometime that the Leave campaigners claims that they would quickly sign trade agreements with countries like India and the USA is fanciful. Obama slam-dunked this point and also tackled with deftness Boris Johnson’s slur about Obama’s African origins. I just wonder whether Boris is just…
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Will Modi be the deciding factor in a tight London Mayoral election?
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Complaints about Zac Goldsmith using images of Narendra Modi for his London Mayoral campaign. I know my friends in India will find it amusing and astonishing. But I say, the more politicians in the UK compete for British Indian votes the better. There are now many swathes of London where…
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Caste in The UK
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The introduction of caste legislation in the UK during the last parliament has been a hugely divisive issue.
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Message of Unity and Strength
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PM Modi will visit Brussels – the HQ of the European Union on 30 March. That evening he will address a massive (and unprecedented) gathering of People of Indian Origin with the message of Unity & Strength in a manner only a true world leader can. His speech will be…
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Osborne & Jaitley Have a Lot to Prove
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George Osborne and Arun Jaitley have a lot to prove. Both finance ministers have a lot to prove to their respective domestic audiences, as they do to each other. Osborne is the heir apparent – the favorite to succeed David Cameron as the next prime minister of the UK. He…
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UK-India: Enthusiasm alone won’t do
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We all know that David Cameron is enthusiastic about India. Why shouldn’t he be, and why wouldn’t he be?
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A more strategic push for Indian business investing overseas
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Much has already been written and said by now about President Obama’s recent visit to India. Yes, it was unprecedented in many, many ways including the fact that both leaders were able to finally broker a deal on the civil nuclear issue. Now that the trust deficit has been bridged,…
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Back to the Future: India poised for a big year
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These are some musings on the year ahead published in the January edition of ‘India Global Business’ magazine by Manoj Ladwa, Founder & Publisher of India Inc. The year 2014 marked a turning point in the India global story with the election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, who got…