Topic: britain
‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh’ — Helena Bonham Carter-starrer ad toasts curry’s place in UK culture
Indian curry, which has long been a significant part of British cuisine, fanned some new social media reactions after an ad featuring British actor Helena Bonham Carter was released this week.
‘Turbaned strangers’ — British questioned, sorted and colour-coded Indian POWs after Dunkirk
In ‘The Indian Contingent’, Ghee Bowman writes about the 9,711 Indian soldiers —including from Bose’s INA — recovered after the world war and sent back to India.
Team Bajwa now betting on UK to promote Taliban — to get to US indirectly
Pakistan Army chief General Bajwa is keenly engaged with the UK to market himself as someone who can turn things around, including handling the Taliban.
UK cites variant of Indian origin as reason for decreasing gap between vaccine doses
The interval between the doses have been reduced from 12 weeks to 8 weeks. In contrast, India has increased the gap between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks.
How Hashemite Kingdom emerged from Ottoman, British rule to modern-day Jordan
The Hashemite Kingdom has long been considered a stable power in West Asia but the alleged attempted coup by the country’s former crown prince has rocked the region.
Has India become China’s colony? Seems like, going by what we import and what we export
Figures between 2014-15 and 2019-20 show that export of low-value raw materials & import of high-value manufactured goods characterised India's trade with China.
Should museums be woke? Europe’s war against ‘negativity’
Students, curators and museums in Europe and the US are digging up their own history. But national pride is coming in the way of justice.
Britain had become paranoid of India-US friendship. Nehru’s letter to Roosevelt didn’t help
In ‘A Matter Of Trust’, Meenakshi Ahamed writes that Nehru had reached out to US President Roosevelt for American help in the lead up to World War-II
Boris Johnson delivers a Brexit — and a personal victory
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.
UK’s Covid virus deadlock is indicative of a bigger challenge several countries will face
The standoff with Greater Manchester could well be the proliferation of travel restrictions within and between regions in UK that ultimately lead to a tardy national lockdown.
YourTurn
The real story is Gandhi, Savarkar were on same page on Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan — and caste
Rajnath Singh's attempt to Gandhi-wash Savarkar has carved his mercy petitions in stone. The debate between politicians and historians is now in the town square.
Petrol, diesel prices rally to highest ever levels as rates hiked again by 35 paise/litre
Since the ending of the three-week-long hiatus in rate revision last month, this is the 14th increase in petrol price and the 17th time that diesel rates have gone up.
Defence
Move to increase BSF jurisdiction is to ‘curb crime’, Opposition cries ‘attack on federalism’
Home ministry has amended a 2014 notification extending BSF jurisdiction from 15 km to 50 km along Punjab, West Bengal and Assam border.
Why Lakhimpur Kheri to Kashmir via Punjab is the road India cannot risk taking
Key to handling troubles in Kashmir is Punjab at peace. 30 years back, familiar & evil outside forces were given an opening to set fire to both. India can’t let this happen again.