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Lack of party discipline, first domino fell with Brexit — what went wrong for UK’s Conservatives

Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party has had its worst showing in UK general elections, winning as few as 121 seats and seeing its vote share drop by 20 percentage points.

Tackle extremism but without affecting partnership — UK envoy on India-Canada spat over Nijjar killing

In conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Alex Ellis says changing geopolitical landscape calls for democracies to collaborate, especially in face of China.

‘It’s called mateship’— UK ex-politician told off for racist tweet on Australian cricket team

Former Brexit Party leader said the Aussies did not celebrate their WTC win with champagne because of Usman Khawaja.

EU moving away from China, patching trade with India. But Modi must retain ‘national interest’

India and the EU will have to increase the speed of their trade and engagement in new geopolitical realities. New Delhi must watch out for challenges.

Alcohol, dairy, Brexit complications — these are challenges an India-UK FTA faces, say experts

India and UK launched negotiations for an FTA last week when Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan came to New Delhi. Target is to finalise it by 2023 and double trade by 2030.

India and UK are finalising an interim agreement to help clinch a major trade deal

The agreement would give British medical devices & agricultural products access to Indian markets, while widening the scope of employment in the UK for Indian seafarers and nurses.

Eye on China, Modi & Johnson set 2030 target for India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

At the first-ever bilateral summit between PM Modi & his UK counterpart Boris Johnson, both leaders also agreed to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement.

If Marx said religion is opium of the masses, nationalism is cocaine of bourgeoisie

The Scottish National Party's demand for a referendum of independence is back in focus. The UK can settle the matter if it only learns from how Canada dealt with Quebec's referendum.

Boris Johnson’s nuclear ‘game’, and the gun violence epidemic in US

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Rishi Sunak plans new fast-track ‘Tech Visas’ to boost UK’s financial technology industry

Sunak is keen to maintain UK's status as a global hub for fintech and to overcome any challenges due to Brexit since many firms are heavily reliant on European talent.

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Armenia’s buying Indian weapons. This opens entry points to Caucasus, Central Asia & beyond

Yerevan has not only bought several Indian platforms, but has also closely observed the performance of India’s indigenous systems in combat scenarios, bolstering confidence in their reliability.

TN confident of retaining Apple despite US tariff threat—state planning commission official J Jeyaranjan

In a conversation with ThePrint, Tamil Nadu Planning Commission Executive Vice-Chairperson says it's impossible for Apple to shift manufacturing units from Tamil Nadu to US, given the cost.

1st batch of women cadets graduates from NDA, ex-Army chief hails big step for ‘women-led development’

The NDA began admitting women in 2022. The 17 female cadets will proceed to their respective pre-commissioning training academies for the final phase of training before commissioning.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.