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  • Rishi Sunak, Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister
  • At 42, modern UK's youngest PM
  • How will this affect India-UK relations?

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The India Story | How will PM Rishi Sunak affect India-UK relations?

What changes will the UK’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, bring to India-UK ties? How does this affect the ongoing FTA negotiations? Can he steady a shell-shocked UK after a tumultuous summer?

The India Story | How will PM Rishi Sunak affect India-UK relations?

Rishi Sunak, the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is also modern England’s youngest PM at the age of 42. He inherits a staggering economy and a shell-shocked and divided party, and he now faces the huge task of stabilising both party and country in a time of economic and political turbulence.

Seen as a steady and reassuring hand in his time as Chancellor during the pandemic, how will Rishi Sunak’s government steady a rocky ship? How will the new political disposition affect the ongoing India-UK free trade agreement negotiations?

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PM Rishi Sunak, the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is expected to bring a fresh perspective to India-UK relations, potentially influencing ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and the stability of both nations amid economic and political challenges.

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