The UK and the EU had very different priorities. But the fact that they both are declaring victory at the end of contentious negotiations is remarkable diplomatic accomplishment.
Brexit deal gives British businesses a relief as it avoids worst-case scenario of new tariffs and quotas, but it will still create significant disruption for a range of industries.
Scotland is scheduled to hold elections in May. Polls say Scottish First Minister's party could win a majority that would reinforce her pledge to hold a referendum on leaving the UK.
After 9 months of bartering, including a long stretch of time lost in deadlock, the UK and EU clinched Brexit trade pact. Here's how the deal got done.
One of the stumbling blocks in the UK-EU trade negotiations was the question of how to settle disputes over trade in the future. The deal could be reopened if it isn't resolved.
With the UK no longer part of the EU’s customs union and single market, trade won’t flow as smoothly as before. Here's how things will change on 31 December.
Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal will leave businesses facing more barriers to trade than they did while UK was a member of the EU. Here are the main points of the deal.
The accord will allow for tariff and quota-free trade in goods after 31 December, but won’t apply to the services industry or the financial services sector in the UK.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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