Tag: Britain

Brexit deadlock

There has been no headway at the Brussels summit to break the impasse over the Irish border, indeed the critical political facet to Britain stepping out of the European Union. However, on the equally crucial issue of trade, there appears to have been a measure of forward movement with the British Prime Minister hinting that …

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October 20, 2018

Britain still dogged by Brexit

At its annual conference in Liverpool, the British Labour Party came close this week to endorsing a second referendum on the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (EU), although it was not initially very clear exactly what question might be put to the vote. The electorate could be asked whether or not it accepts …

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September 27, 2018

Spy poisoning

Relations between Britain and Russia, soured since the “novichok poisoning” of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury last March, have plummeted by an exceptional degree with Theresa May’s startling disclosure in the House of Commons, of a kind that verily puts the Kremlin on notice. The two Russians, who were named and charged, have been …

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September 10, 2018

Twitter suspends 486 more accounts linked to Iran, Russia

Fewer than 100 of the 770 suspended accounts claimed to be located in the US and many of these were sharing divisive social commentary.

August 28, 2018

Anti-semitism in Britain

“Politics ain’t beanbag,” Chicago’s only black mayor Harold Washington, who faced tenacious and devious local foes, had good reason to remark. Beanbag is a carnival game, played more or less fairly and for paltry stakes. Politics is the amoral no-holds barred arena it is because the stakes are so high. Those enjoying power obviously are …

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August 27, 2018

Britain to decide on pro-Khalistan rally: India

Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a human rights advocacy group with radical leaning, has announced that it will hold what it calls a "London Declaration".

August 10, 2018

Still tough to be black in May’s ‘better Britain’

“If you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white.” Those were the words of Theresa May as she stood outside Downing Street in her first speech as prime minister. It was a somewhat surprising acknowledgment from the leader of a party which is not exactly renowned for its …

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August 1, 2018

India may pip Great Britain to become 5th largest economy in 2019: Arun Jaitley

While India displayed significant improvement in 2017, rising international crude oil prices and global trade war would throw up challenges going forward.

July 13, 2018

Indian-origin hotelier in UK in legal battle with Britain’s Heathrow Airport

The hotelier has issued a UK High Court claim against the west London airport over his plans to build a 2,077-space nine-storey car park on a land he owns at Heathrow.

June 18, 2018

Britain to Donald Trump: Don’t ditch Iran nuclear deal

Britain has appealed to US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as a key deadline approaches, saying that while it is not perfect there is no better alternative. The call came in an op-ed piece in The New York Times that was signed by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, ahead of a …

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May 7, 2018

India, Britain to boost anti-terror ties, work together in Indo-Pacific

India and Britain on Wednesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and agreed to strengthen cooperation to take "decisive and concerted actions"

April 18, 2018

C’wealth no priority for today’s UK

In Cabinet meetings, when Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liam Fox trumpets the benefits of trade deals with non-EU countries after Brexit, the Chancellor Philip Hammond has a habit of telling him: “I look forward to you explaining the benefits of more New Zealand lamb imports to Welsh hill farmers.” There, in a nutshell, lies the …

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April 15, 2018

Russia accuses Britain and US over ‘grotesque’ spy poisoning

Russia on Wednesday accused British and US secret services of being behind the poisoning of a Russian former double agent as the world’s chemical weapons watchdog held a closed-door meeting on the incident at Moscow’s request. Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin in a speech in Moscow said the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and …

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April 4, 2018

EU may exclude Britain from its satellite programme

The European Commission plans to exclude Britain from its Galileo satellite programme after Brexit due to security concerns, the media reported. In a letter from the Commission to the British government, the EU said British businesses may no longer be able to bid on the Galileo project and the British military might also not be …

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March 28, 2018

Flawed parallels with an epic tragedy

What in the name of God prompts pseudo-Churchills to play fast and loose with the Second World War? First of all, it was Theresa May saying that “not since” the Second World War had nerve agents been used in Europe. Then Boris Johnson did his poseur act against Russia under the wing of a replica …

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March 24, 2018

The Brexit Transition

Monday’s agreement in Brussels between Britain and the European Union is another milestone on the still rather uncertain road to Brexit. The momentous transition will last for nearly two years ~ beginning on Brexit Day, 29 March 2019 and then to continue till 31 December 2020. The striking feature of the agreement must be that …

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March 23, 2018

Spy poisoning: May says state-sponsored attacks unacceptable

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday once again blamed Russia for its alleged role in a nerve agent attack against a former spy in England, warning that any state-sponsored attack on British soil would be met with consequences. At the Conservative Party Spring Forum, she said her government had anticipated Russia’s decision earlier in …

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March 18, 2018