Tag Archives: India

Freedom from want is nothing without the freedom from fear

In the last year, across the world, 30 per cent of internet users have faced increased restrictions on accessing content. The Association for Progressive Communications estimates that over 45 states have imposed some kind of online restrictions.

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PM visits India while new figures show no UK students studying main Indian language in school

While the prime minister visits India, new figures reveal that not a single UK child has studies Hindi for GCSE or A-Levels in the past year.

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Comment: Mother India has badly let down generations of its daughters

Dr. Kailash Chand OBE writes about the horrific India gang rape case.

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Boris is right on Indian student visas – but can he persuade the Tory immigration sceptics?

Boris Johnson says Indian students should have their visa applications to study in the UK processed far quicker – but can he persuade his Tory colleagues?

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Post-Colonial arrogance: UK refuses to aid India in equitable growth

The government’s decision to stop aid to India is the latest instalment in a history of ignoring India.

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New Indian president could put an end to ongoing corruption

Is there a possibility that a new leadership could signal a new dawn for democracy in India?

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India celebrates 60 years of Parliamentary democracy – but the corruption remains

Corruption continues to stalk India, as the republic celebrates 60 years of Parliamentary democracy, writes Kailash Chand OBE.

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Just as we dismantle our NHS, India is trying to build theirs

David Taylor argues that the lack of help for India’s growing health service is a shame, but sadly typical of the conservative attitude to aid

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Occupy and its Indian sister movement are fighting the same battles

Dr Kailash Chand OBE highlights the global nature of the occupy movement by showing its links with the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement in India.

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Cameron turns Britain from an outlier into an irrelevance

Cameron’s EU decision must be seen as an opportunity in opposition to both lead and win a debate on the twin issues of the future of multilateralism and Europe.

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