India and Israel: Democracies that should deepen ties
Both are homelands for ancient peoples who gained their independence from the British in the 1940s. Both created vibrant, multicultural democracies and tech-driven economies
- 25 August 2013
Campaigners lob BRICS at Syrian crisis
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are being urged to act, as the "only powerful governments left"
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People of the Commonwealth are family, not foreigners
The UK puts £350 in to the EU for every £1 it puts into the Commonwealth. What better time to begin redressing that imbalance than Commonwealth Day?
- 11 March 2013
The war against Valentine's Day in South Asia
The fact that people prioritise campaigning against Valentine's Day in a part of the world with so many problems is absurd and disturbing
- 14 February 2013
Aid and trade: Our future with India
Why can Canada, Australia, and New Zealand deal with India, yet the UK not?
- 26 November 2012
US set to become world's largest oil producer by 2020
Could the US' move towards energy independence and supremacy throw a spanner in the works for some of the world's most despotic regimes?
- 14 November 2012
The Commonwealth - a route to prosperity
As the UK struggles for growth and our EU partners stagnate we should look to Anglophone nations that can help Great Britain prosper once more
- 15 October 2012
British diplomats posted in India are to learn 'Hinglish'
While we are trying at home to raise standards by re-marking English GCSE exam papers to improve the standard, the Ambassador is asked to learn a parody of it.
- 12 October 2012
Kyoto: The last rites
Where better than the Qatari capital to perform the last rites over the Kyoto Protocol?
- 1 October 2012
Chinese whispers: Obama's muddled Beijing strategy
The US needs to maintain its defence tech superiority, control sea lanes to China, bolster its alliances with middling military powers such as Japan and India - and it needs to spend the money to do all this
- 27 September 2012
George and the green dragon: Why Osborne is right to hold off Greenpeace
Osborne's blocking of Greenpeace-backed policies are a plus point for the Chancellor
- 4 August 2012
The Brussels Diary: We're All Citizens of Europe Edition
Did you know that you can't be a British citizen without being a European, too? That and more...
- 30 June 2012
Big Oil, Big Profits, Big Green Lies
The real Mr Big behind the oil profiteering racket isn't Big Oil - it's Big Government
- 13 April 2012
British firms must have more belly to get involved with Delhi
Britain must look to revitalise its ties with India. Breaking down barriers for exporters is one of the most important challenges for those concerned with our stagnant economy
- 20 March 2012
A bonfire of capitalists? With a government this big, we never stood a chance
'Capitalism is dead!' comes the cry. The problem is that we have never truly had it
- 13 January 2012
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