U.K. must offer greater clarity on Brexit |
Britain needed to offer greater clarity on Brexit if the relationship with India is to develop further. Speaking at the London launch of The Modi Doctrine at the Indian High Commission , Vijay Chauthaiwale, head of the BJP’s Foreign Affairs Division, said the visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May in early November had occurred in the face of not very high expectations because of the Brexit uncertainty. That uncertainty had been reflected in the visit, and to ‘take the relationship to the next level we will need to get a lot of clarity from the British side. Mr. Chauthaiwale is one of the co-editors of the book. Pointing to the issue of immigration which remained a major obstacle to the relationship, he advocated a more “pragmatic approach” referring to the steady decline in Indian student numbers. Mr. Chauthaiwale is the latest politician to signal the cracks in the U.K.-India relationship, despite the British government’s insistence that stronger trade relations with countries such as India would be the way ahead for a post-Brexit Britain.
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