In a significant policy expansion, the United Kingdom has added India to its controversial ‘Deport Now, Appeal Later’ programme, which allows foreign nationals convicted of crimes to be deported before completing the appeals process. India is among 15 new countries added to the list, increasing the total from 8 to 23. Under the revised rules,...
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday strongly dismissed allegations made in a UK parliamentary committee report, which accused India of engaging in transnational repression (TNR) activities in the United Kingdom. Calling the claims “baseless,” the MEA stated that they are rooted in unverified and dubious sources that are primarily associated with anti-India hostility....
Lord Meghnad Desai, a prominent British Indian economist, author, and member of the UK House of Lords, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 85. He reportedly died in a Gurugram hospital due to a health issue. His wife, writer Lady Kishwar Desai, expressed her sorrow, stating, “I am devastated, as he was my...
India and the UK have finalized a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) aimed at increasing imports and exports to over $100 billion by 2030, up from the current $56 billion. This marks the first of several significant agreements that the Narendra Modi administration hopes to establish amid the global turmoil caused by US President...
On Thursday, The Congress criticized the Narendra Modi government just before the signing of the India-UK free trade agreement, asserting that what India truly requires from the UK is the declaration of a more effective FTA – the Fugitive Transfer Agreement. Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in charge of communications, remarked, “The three prominent figures...
London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in London for a two-day official visit to the United Kingdom, taking place from July 23 to 24. Upon arrival at the airport, Prime Minister Modi was welcomed by Catherine West, the UK Foreign Office Minister in charge of the Indo-Pacific, along with Indian High Commissioner to the...