India: A Partner for Global Britain?

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India will soon have the largest population in the world, and in ten years is predicted to have the third-largest economy and defence budget. It is no wonder that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was keen to visit New Delhi for the country’s national day last month.

While Covid may have cancelled this trip it has not put a break on the UK’s post-Brexit ambitions. While the government still wants to boost trade and investment ties outside of the European Union, its vision for a “Global Britain” is about more than economics. All the signals suggest that the forthcoming Integrated Review will tilt the UK towards the Indo-Pacific. While talk from Downing Street focuses on expanding the G7 into a broader alliance of democracies. In part both initiatives are a response to growing concerns about an increasingly assertive China although other interests are at play too. Whatever the motivations, New Delhi appears to be an ideal partner for Britain in the years ahead.

But is this really the case? Questions have been raised about tensions over human rights, the baggage of Britain’s colonial rule, and New Delhi’s relative indifference. Factors which could frustrate attempts to strength this relationship. The Henry Jackson Society hosts this timely discussion on UK-India ties which will cover both the challenges and opportunities for cooperation between both countries.

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Created:	19. 2. 2021 17:18:40

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India: A Partner for Global Britain?