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Amid security concerns Prince William and Kate Middleton may call off their maiden visit to Pak
Tensions have been simmering between India and Pakistan ever since New Delhi on August 5 revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
August 19, 2019 -
Post-Brexit vote
Downing Street has refused to deny that a snap election would need to take place in the beginning of November if MPs forced a vote on a no-confidence motion against Mr Johnson in early September, but said the Prime Minister would ensure the UK had left the EU on 31 October.
August 11, 2019 -
‘No-deal Brexit could lead to united Ireland’, says Irish PM Leo Varadkar
A no-deal Brexit could lead to a united Ireland as more people in Northern Ireland would “come to question the Union” with Britain, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said. His comments came after new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the current Brexit deal was unacceptable and set preparations for leaving the EU without …
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July 27, 2019 -
‘No ifs or buts, will leave EU on 31 Oct’, says new UK PM Boris Johnson
In his first speech as the leader outside 10 Downing Street, Johnson warned that there would be a no-deal Brexit if Brussels refuses to negotiate.
July 25, 2019 -
Infosys co-founder’s son-in-law in Boris Johnson’s cabinet
Sunak has been appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the new cabinet.
July 25, 2019 -
A Leviathan in chains
Unlike Britain, Indias parliament is not sovereign, writes Nirmalendu Bikash Rakshit.
July 18, 2019 -
Sri Lanka expecting 100,000 tourists in July: PM
India, Britain and China are the leading markets for Sri Lanka's tourism.
July 15, 2019 -
One score and more
It was more than obvious on Monday that Hong Kong’s citizenry has little or no faith in the assurances of the chief executive, Carrie Lam, vis-a-vis the extradition bill.
July 3, 2019 -
Towards No. 10
Beyond the sniper attacks at the personal level must lie what they call the “deal-making” in the corridors and backrooms of Westminster.
June 17, 2019 -
UK court to hear Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradition case in Feb 2020
The 47-year-old Assange faces an 18-count indictment issued by the US Justices Department last month.
June 15, 2019 -
Mr Johnson’s agenda
It is pretty obvious that Mr Johnson has, for the first time, been remarkably robust on the emotive issue ~ “I think our friends and partners need to understand that the money is going to be retained until such time as we have greater clarity about the way forward.”
June 11, 2019 -
British PM May quits as party leader, triggers race for successor.
May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain''s tortuous departure from the European Union.
June 7, 2019 -
Trumped by the Queen
Pre-eminently, the presentation of the Atlantic Charter, the blueprint on freedom and cooperation that was concluded in 1941 by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt.
June 7, 2019 -
When Europe votes
Despite the humiliation, the election to the European Parliament has brought Britain to the centrestage, albeit in profoundly unflattering circumstances.
May 29, 2019 -
The civil services sans scholarly inclination
The conflict between the so-called elitism of the bureaucrat and uninspiring pragmatism of the politician often proved to be a cultural catastrophe within the administration.
May 24, 2019 -
UK has warned 16 NATO allies of Russia hacking attempts: Jeremy Hunt
He will accuse Russia's intelligence services of mounting a "global campaign" targeting critical infrastructure, during a speech at the NATO Cyber Defence Pledge Conference in London, to be attended by the alliance's head Jens Stoltenberg.
May 23, 2019 -
Brexit’s in-house failure
On closer reflection, these talks had not been welcomed by many Conservative and Labour MPs who had expressed misgivings about the nature of the compromise, if any.
May 21, 2019