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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicRishi Sunak

Topic: Rishi Sunak

For Indians rejoicing Rishi Sunak, here’s some caution: Ancestry & loyalty aren’t the same

Unlike Barack Obama who made much of being an African-American, Sunak wants to be seen as just another Tory politician.

New PM Rishi Sunak delays plan to plug Britain’s budget black hole till 17 Nov

The postponement, Sunak's first policy decision since taking over from Liz Truss, briefly raised British borrowing costs in financial markets.

Kejriwal goes ‘catfishing’ in BJP pond & London Bridge is falling down on Rishi

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

Is Rishi Sunak’s rise an advertisement for a new, diverse Britain? History has answers

The story of the rise of Sunak is, among other things, about the fluidity of the English elite, and its complex relationship with race.

UK Left mocks Rishi Sunak’s riches instead of celebrating him. It’ll lose more Indian voters

Left-wing leaders have long held that class politics is more important for them than identity politics. That's why they have seen a systematic decline across the world.

Why Sharad Pawar never loses a coin toss & the power of Xi multiplied by three

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

New UK PM Rishi Sunak pledges to lead Britain through economic crisis

The 42-year-old former hedge fund boss, who has only been in elected politics for 7 years, has been tasked with bringing an end to the infighting and feuding at Westminster.

‘Can it happen here’ asks opposition on ‘minority’ UK PM Rishi Sunak. BJP counters with Manmohan

Tharoor tweets British did something 'rare' by placing a 'visible minority in most powerful office'. BJP top leaders take on Congress, bring in Sonia and her Italian origin.

Dip in Delhi pollution levels this Diwali a relief but no cause for congratulating AAP govt

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Swift rise to PM, but some doubt whether Rishi Sunak can win UK elections

Polls earlier this year showed Sunak's low popularity with citizens who were worried about cost of living crisis & angered that he hiked payroll taxes while his wife avoided levies.

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Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.