One of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak바카라s close allies and former deputy prime minister, Dominic Raab, on Saturday called on the British Indian leader to up the government바카라s game to reap the full dividends of a closer partnership with India.
Dominic Raab, who led Sunak바카라s leadership campaign and served as his Foreign Secretary before being forced to resign amid bullying allegations, wrote in 바카라The Daily Telegraph바카라 that more can be achieved within the bilateral relationship with the UK바카라s first Prime Minister of Indian heritage now in charge at Downing Street.
He pointed to India바카라s 바카라particular comparative advantage in tech바카라 against the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi바카라s high-profile visit to the US this week during which mega deals were struck.
바카라With the UK바카라s historic ties to India, and our first UK Prime Minister of Indian heritage, are we doing enough to maximise the rewards from this critical relationship,바카라 questions Raab.
바카라With Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, Britain remains uniquely placed to reap the dividends of a deeper friendship with India.
To do so, we바카라ll need to up our game across the whole of government,바카라 writes the Conservative Party MP.
He notes that India as the world바카라s fifth largest economy predicted to overtake the Eurozone within 30 years, offers 바카라enormous바카라 trade opportunities as investor sentiment warms with investment in roads, and a large well-educated local talent pool to draw from.
바카라When it comes to defence procurement, India is the world바카라s largest importer of military hardware. Again, Modi is in the market for joint ventures that allow tech transfer to help build up homegrown production. For the West, it is an opportunity to wean India off imports of Russian weapons,바카라 he writes.
바카라India바카라s economic rise and geopolitical salience make it a linchpin partner, particularly as a counterweight to China,바카라 he writes.
Acknowledging India바카라s own geopolitical compulsions, Raab admits India바카라s refusal to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin바카라s invasion of Ukraine in the same terms as the West as 바카라maddening바카라.
바카라But as a leading member of the non-aligned group, India has far-reaching influence amongst developing countries. That could be useful to the West in areas of common interest, like China바카라 the case for cooperating more closely with India just gets stronger,바카라 he writes.
Reflecting his own frustrations with the civil service apparatus, which is referred to as the 바카라Whitehall blob바카라 in ministerial circles, Raab laments that an "ossified Whitehall bureaucracy has given France the edge over British aerospace firms in supplying India the new fighter jets it needs 바카라 an order of French Rafales is now expected.바카라
바카라FTA (free trade agreement) negotiations were launched, cooperation intensified during COVID on the supply of vital goods from Personal Protective Equipment to paracetamol, with pledges to collaborate on tech and critical minerals, and a commitment to pursue mutual defence procurement. But this relationship requires constant focus to deliver results,바카라 added Raab.
