Dear Prime Minister Modi-ji,The events in Afghanistan remind us of India that when a country is 70% Hindu, and the only historic home of the oldest of all faiths, then that country is home, wherever its sons and daughters may live.
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Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: The UK India Tech Exchange
- 13 Mar 2024
On the panel as Dealmaker in the Department for Business and Trade, in the Indian High Commission and FICCI event, I am looking for in the Global Entrepreneur Programme scale up companies whose founders would be suitable for the UK Innovator...
Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: This Is India’s Sparta – Karamsad
- 14 Feb 2024
Independent minded and giving strength to the rest of the nation is what the Spartans were known for.
- 25 Aug 2021
The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a massive concern for the international community. As the Taliban takes control of the country, many voices call for some intervention from the UK. However, to be truly effective in the region, the UK will...
As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's independence from the UK, we'll look at India's growth and the development of the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Out from under the shadow of British rule emerged a new, forward-thinking...
As India Celebrates Its 75th Year of Independence - Here are Some Popular Songs, Books, Quotes and Movies That Define the Republic. Which are yours? Write in to the paper. As the new President of the India League, it’s an honour to write this. On...
Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister’s former Senior Special Advisor has been in the news a lot.
I was asked by Lord Ranger and the Publisher/Editor of this paper, CB Patel, to take over the running of The India League which was established in 1928. The League has a proud heritage as the Open University explains:
I write best when angry and this week I am angry. I received two messages on whatsapp in particular which made me furious.One was about the targeting of Indians specifically in the looting in South Africa. And secondly the other from Rashmi...
The racism issue should not be taking up media coverage of England’s great team performance. We should be talking about what wonderful role models they are.I still recall 20 years ago a numpty emailed my editor at the Financial Times that my...
Liberal democracies such as the UK find their turning points when they turned away from religion-based laws, started separating State and Faith and focussed on legal philosophical writings of people like JS Mill (On Liberty).
The Labour Party leaflet in the Batley election showing PMs of India and UK with the undertone that you shouldn’t therefore vote Conservative as they are friendly with Indian and Hindu is clear.
