Tag: Commonwealth

India asks Commonwealth to readmit Maldives

The Maldives withdrew from the Commonwealth during the tenure of previous President Abdullah Yameen in 2016 after the Commonwealth expressed serious concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.

July 11, 2019

Jaishankar to attend Commonwealth foreign ministers’ meeting in London

However, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Thursday ruled out a meeting between Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. “There is no plan for a meeting with the Pakistan foreign minister,” he said.

July 5, 2019

Leading the Commonwealth

India has made a notable success of its relations with the Commonwealth. This was achieved through imaginative engagement with that body and steady enlargement of the relationship between India and other Commonwealth members, so as to serve the collective needs of all of them. Their number now having increased to as many as 53, the …

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May 1, 2018

Getting mum to push his CV

Forget sending a CV in, it turns out we’ve been applying for jobs all wrong. What we should be doing is getting our mums to write in for us. Speaking at the formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace last week, the Queen shared her “hopes” that Prince Charles …

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April 25, 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

Commonwealth: Where being a journalist can kill you

Fifty-three Commonwealth heads of government will meet for a summit in London from April 16 to 20. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth, lauded it as a unique network of 53 states with a responsibility to exert global influence based on a shared commitment to democracy, the rule of …

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April 15, 2018

British Council brings Commonwealth Big Lunch to KISS

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, in partnership with British Council India hosted the ‘Commonwealth Big Lunch’ here on Friday. More than 30,000 staff and indigenous students of the institute took lunch with High Commissioners, Deputy High Commissioners and representatives from the High Commissions of 53 Commonwealth countries and British Council at a time …

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March 23, 2018

Ready to fight for Commonwealth, World title: Vijender Singh

The 32-year-old Vijender last night floored West African Boxing Union Middleweight champion Ernest Amuzu with an unanimous verdict.

December 25, 2017