London: Mr. Leader of the Opposition keir starmer Emphasized the importance of “modern India” Labor The government (should the party win the next general election) declared in a speech on Monday: “This is a changed Labor Party”.
Labor has had a thorny relationship with India since Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as leader, during which a resolution on Kashmir passed unanimously at the 2019 Labor conference created a major rift.
But speaking at the opening of the India Global Forum’s fifth UK-India Week on Monday, Starmer said he hoped to visit India soon and was “re-establishing the relationship”.
“I accept that in the past Labor has given the impression that we can only look at the lives of the communities that most need our support, but my labour party He understands that working people in every community want success, aspiration and security – that’s why we are increasing Indian representation at all levels in our party,” he said.
“There are a lot of issues in the Labor Party where over the last two years we have made a decision to transform our party and to look at the world in a different way and to recognize what an important and powerful country India is,” Starmer said.
On his relationship with PM Modi, should he be the future PM, he said it would be “a respectful, open relationship based on the future, not the past”.
Addressing the audience, which included Indian and British High Commissioners and leaders of British Indian industry, Starmer said of India: “I see a modern nation, a self-confident nation, a nation that knows that deep down in the world Despite the changes, there are opportunities.” For this Indian century – India shining as the world’s largest democracy – a major contributor to global growth and prosperity.
“The challenge for Britain is to relinquish the authority of history and deepen its ties with the real India, the modern India, the India of the future. We know that Indian food is the best in the world”, he said. “But this cannot be the basis of a serious and deep diplomatic relationship in the modern world. This is what my Labor government wants with India – a relationship based on our shared values of democracy and aspiration that includes FTAs as well as a new strategic partnership for global security, climate security and economic security.
PM Modi’s recent visit to the US has again focused the UK’s attention on India. “There are opportunities here too – new technologies, new industries, new investments, where our interests clearly align,” Starmer said, citing AI, the clean energy boom and defense cooperation.
He praised British Indians for their contribution to the UK, which he said included “running our country”.
Labor has had a thorny relationship with India since Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as leader, during which a resolution on Kashmir passed unanimously at the 2019 Labor conference created a major rift.
But speaking at the opening of the India Global Forum’s fifth UK-India Week on Monday, Starmer said he hoped to visit India soon and was “re-establishing the relationship”.
“I accept that in the past Labor has given the impression that we can only look at the lives of the communities that most need our support, but my labour party He understands that working people in every community want success, aspiration and security – that’s why we are increasing Indian representation at all levels in our party,” he said.
“There are a lot of issues in the Labor Party where over the last two years we have made a decision to transform our party and to look at the world in a different way and to recognize what an important and powerful country India is,” Starmer said.
On his relationship with PM Modi, should he be the future PM, he said it would be “a respectful, open relationship based on the future, not the past”.
Addressing the audience, which included Indian and British High Commissioners and leaders of British Indian industry, Starmer said of India: “I see a modern nation, a self-confident nation, a nation that knows that deep down in the world Despite the changes, there are opportunities.” For this Indian century – India shining as the world’s largest democracy – a major contributor to global growth and prosperity.
“The challenge for Britain is to relinquish the authority of history and deepen its ties with the real India, the modern India, the India of the future. We know that Indian food is the best in the world”, he said. “But this cannot be the basis of a serious and deep diplomatic relationship in the modern world. This is what my Labor government wants with India – a relationship based on our shared values of democracy and aspiration that includes FTAs as well as a new strategic partnership for global security, climate security and economic security.
PM Modi’s recent visit to the US has again focused the UK’s attention on India. “There are opportunities here too – new technologies, new industries, new investments, where our interests clearly align,” Starmer said, citing AI, the clean energy boom and defense cooperation.
He praised British Indians for their contribution to the UK, which he said included “running our country”.