Year ender 2022: Tumult that led to Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Year ender 2022: Tumult that led to Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister

Hindustan Times  

A politically and economically tumultuous 2022 culminated in a historic first for the UK as Indian-origin Rishi Sunak took charge at 10 Downing Street as the country's first non-white Prime Minister. "The Prime Minister said he was a visual representation of the historic links between the UK and India, and intended to build on this relationship to develop ever closer ties between our two countries,” said the Downing Street readout of Sunak’s introductory phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The political turmoil unleashed by his predecessor, Liz Truss – the UK’s shortest-serving Prime Minister forced to resign following a disastrous un-funded mini-budget – resonated across the bilateral relationship when her Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, threw the FTA talks into disarray with ill-judged attacks on Indians as “visa overstayers”. The reinstatement of the UK on the list of countries that are offered speedy e-visas for travellers was another key outcome of that all-important first Modi-Sunak bilateral meeting, confirmed by India’s new High Commissioner to the UK – Vikram Doraiswami, who also became the first Indian diplomat to present his credentials to King Charles III.

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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NPR  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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India TV News  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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Live Mint  

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2 years, 8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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