Gravitas: Rishi Sunak's plan for strengthening India-UK ties
.Bloggers Note: SUNAK better be surrounded by a strong team as Multi-Tasking may NOT be his forte... juggling
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now let's talk a little bit more about what this appointment means Rishi sunak's appointment to the UK's top office may have great symbolic value for after all an Indian origin brown-skinned will now head a country that ruled India the unmissable irony may be a moment of great pride for some Indians but does it really change anything as far as the UK's relationship with India is are we going to see bilateral ties undergo a complete overhaul on the Sanuk or will Sanuk stick to maintaining the in the next few minutes we'll take you through his personal beliefs and professional values and try to understand what he brings to the table if we go by the American example where another Indian American holds the top office it is very much likely that sunak will be equally sensitive to charges of to critiques in commentary that he may be too focused on India during his simply because his relatives belong to the country so this is a path that many expect sunak to tread carefully on he is the British prime minister after his job is to serve British citizens so expecting Suna to go out of his way and build better ties with India would be that's it sunak is pretty open about about his Indian Origins especially his he is a practicing Hindu who regularly visits temples in his birthplace in fact he has repeatedly stressed on how proud he is of his identity this is what he said in a recent media I can proudly say that I am a Hindu and being a Hindu is my identity it gives me strength it gives me purpose it's part earlier this year when he was campaigning for Tory leadership he tweeted pictures and videos of himself praying on Lord krishna's birthday he also tweeted pictures of himself a ritual followed by many devout Hindus two years before this in November 2020 he made history by lighting lamps on Diwali at 11 Downing Street and three years before that he swore his oath to the parliament on a copy of the so sunat's dedication to his roots and beliefs had instilled hope among many Indians that he will work on bringing does he hold the same views truth be told sunak has often stressed on how he wants to change the UK's how he wants to make the relationship a two-way exchange of sorts that opens up easy access to UK students and companies this is what he said a few months back at an event in North London I'm quoting we are all very aware of the opportunity for the UK to sell things and do things in India but actually we need to look at that relationship differently because there is an enormous amount that we here in the UK can learn from India I want to make sure that it's easy for our students to also travel to India and learn that it's also easy for our companies and Indian companies to work together because it's not just a one-way relationship it's a two-way relationship and that's the type of change I want to bring to that relationship I repeat that's the type of change I so how does he plan on bringing this what exactly does he intend to do to start with he intends to take forward the schemes and initiatives that were laid in place by former prime minister like a free trade agreement that was announced by Johnson on his visit to India with the intention of deepening economic and strategic ties last we checked this agreement was still and sunak's appointment as prime minister has only given it a new impetus at least that's what reports are saying that Rishi sunak taking the top office has renewed hopes about the agreement reaching its much needed completion next sonak has also been supportive supportive of India assuming a greater this is what he said back in July I'm very supportive of India playing an increasingly influential role in the region and indeed in the world as a massive economy and the world's largest democracy and an FTA would prove a greater champion of that cause and then of course we come to the issue of visa restrictions and backlogs a hassle that many Indian students have you see the UK has something called the HPI the high potential individual Visa it allows graduates from the world's top 50 universities to work within the UK but unfortunately it doesn't include a single Indian institution think about that not even a single one sunak has been at the helm of addressing this concern he has repeatedly stressed on expanding the terms of this Visa this is what he had said earlier this I'm quoting again a plan over time is to expand what we consider to be markers of high potential in individuals so that would mean that the list with all the qualifying criteria for that Visa develops over time the second thing I'd say is that Visa applies to people at the University so it will benefit Indian bilateral Investments Free Trade and greater Market access so now promises to improve India UK Ties while this may not imply that the ties are going to be caught and quote special but if you go by sunx track record and statements one can surely expect the two countries to open a new chapter in their and for all our 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