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LONDON: Leader of the Opposition, sir Keir Starmer He emphasized the importance of “modern India” to A exhaustion The government (if the party wins the next general election) in a speech on Monday declared: “This is a transformed Labor party.”
Labor has had a thorny relationship with India since the Jeremy Corbyn era as leader, with a unanimous motion on Kashmir at the 2019 Labor Conference causing a major rift.
But speaking at the opening of the fifth UK-India week of the India Global Forum on Monday, Starmer said he hopes to visit India soon and “redefine the relationship”.
“I agree that in the past the Labor Party gave the impression that we could only see into the lives of communities that needed our support, but my Labor Party understands that what working people in every community want is success, ambition and security – so we are working to increase Indian representation in All levels in our party.
Starmer said, “There are so many issues in the Labor Party that over the past two years we have taken the decision to change our party and look at the world in a different way and learn about the importance and strength of the country of India.”
And about his relationship with Prime Minister Modi, if he were the prime minister in the future, he said it would be “a respectful and open relationship based on the future, not the past.”
Speaking to an audience that included the Indian and British High Commissioners and leaders of British Indian industry, Starmer said: “I see a modern nation, a confident nation, a nation that knows that while there are profound changes in the world, the opportunity is there for this to bring the Indian Century – with India shining as the largest democracy in the world – a significant contributor to global growth and prosperity.”
The challenge for Britain is to set aside the merits of history and deepen our relationship with real India, modern India and future India. We know that Indian food is the greatest in the world,” he said. But that cannot be the basis of a serious and deep diplomatic relationship in the modern world. This is what a Labor government will seek with India – a relationship based on our shared values of democracy and ambition that will see a free trade agreement But also a new strategic partnership for global security, climate security and economic security.
Prime Minister Modi’s recent visit to the United States has refocused attention in Britain on India. “There are opportunities here, too — new technologies, new industries, new investments, where our interests clearly align,” Starmer said, citing artificial intelligence, the clean energy boom, and defense cooperation.
He praised the British Indians for the contributions they had made to the United Kingdom which, he said, included “the running of our country”.
Labor has had a thorny relationship with India since the Jeremy Corbyn era as leader, with a unanimous motion on Kashmir at the 2019 Labor Conference causing a major rift.
But speaking at the opening of the fifth UK-India week of the India Global Forum on Monday, Starmer said he hopes to visit India soon and “redefine the relationship”.
“I agree that in the past the Labor Party gave the impression that we could only see into the lives of communities that needed our support, but my Labor Party understands that what working people in every community want is success, ambition and security – so we are working to increase Indian representation in All levels in our party.
Starmer said, “There are so many issues in the Labor Party that over the past two years we have taken the decision to change our party and look at the world in a different way and learn about the importance and strength of the country of India.”
And about his relationship with Prime Minister Modi, if he were the prime minister in the future, he said it would be “a respectful and open relationship based on the future, not the past.”
Speaking to an audience that included the Indian and British High Commissioners and leaders of British Indian industry, Starmer said: “I see a modern nation, a confident nation, a nation that knows that while there are profound changes in the world, the opportunity is there for this to bring the Indian Century – with India shining as the largest democracy in the world – a significant contributor to global growth and prosperity.”
The challenge for Britain is to set aside the merits of history and deepen our relationship with real India, modern India and future India. We know that Indian food is the greatest in the world,” he said. But that cannot be the basis of a serious and deep diplomatic relationship in the modern world. This is what a Labor government will seek with India – a relationship based on our shared values of democracy and ambition that will see a free trade agreement But also a new strategic partnership for global security, climate security and economic security.
Prime Minister Modi’s recent visit to the United States has refocused attention in Britain on India. “There are opportunities here, too — new technologies, new industries, new investments, where our interests clearly align,” Starmer said, citing artificial intelligence, the clean energy boom, and defense cooperation.
He praised the British Indians for the contributions they had made to the United Kingdom which, he said, included “the running of our country”.
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