News: The United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak pledged yesterday to “sharpen” the competitive advantage of the UK financial services sector and seek new economic alliances as he set out his vision for the nation and London’s post-Brexit future.
Tag: UK-India trade
UK-India should forge trade pacts ahead of the G7 Meeting: UKIBC
Ahead of the G7 summit which India is attending at the invitation of the United Kingdom (UK), the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) stated it is highly optimistic about the Indo-UK partnership.
Should English cricketer Ollie Robinson be rehabilitated or punished for discriminatory tweets he put out as a teenager?
England fast bowler Ollie Robinson has become the latest subject of the campaign against discrimination that has been sweeping across the world in recent years.
UK PM Boris Johnson shortens India visit as COVID cases surge
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reduced the length of his trip to India later this month because of the COVID-19 situation in the country, the British PM’s spokesperson said in a public statement.
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip, 99, dies
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said.
New book by UK journalists delves into prominent extradition cases with India
Even as the United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) handed over an alleged drug smuggler to India for extradition, a new book highlighting some high-profile as well as lesser-known Indian extradition cases delves into why the UK is considered a safe haven for those wanting to escape the law
Welcome to London! L&P’s Hemin Bharucha’s shout out to global companies
“Six and a half per cent of London’s population is of Indian-origin, either first-generation or second generation,” said Hemin Bharucha, Country Director-India and Senior Leadership Team member at London & Partners (L&P).
Indian diaspora speak out as government lodges protest against UK Parliament debate on farmers’ agitation
Indian diaspora speaks out on Indian government has lodged an official protest over the UK Parliament’s on the farmers’ protests in India.
Alex Ellis takes charge as new UK High Commissioner to New Delhi
The UK’s new High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis yesterday said that preparing for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s upcoming visit to New Delhi and welcoming the country to the G7 and COP26 summits are among his immediate priorities.
UK minister set to hold trade talks during upcoming India visit
Britain’s international trade secretary Liz Truss is set to arrive in New Delhi for talks with Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal tomorrow and to work out further details around a proposed Enhanced Trade Partnership between India and the UK, officials stated.
