Sunak’s summer election brings hope to Britain’s bruised financial sector
As Britain prepares to revisit the ballot box, executives in the City of London are hoping a new government will pay them more attention and put an end to years…
The economy, stupid? UK PM Sunak’s ‘only’ chance of re-election
UK leader Rishi Sunak’s hopes of turning around his beleaguered Conservative party’s fortunes before a likely general election next year hinge on a British economic recovery, observers say. Several resets…
Strikes, ‘sleaze’, stability: Sunak marks 100 days as UK PM
On reaching 100 days in 10 Downing Street this week, Rishi Sunak will double the duration of Liz Truss’s brutally short term as British prime minister. But having stabilised panicky…
Sunak’s plans
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced his controversial plan to reduce international student intake in universities across the country. His government sees this plan as a step towards controlling…
Sunak’s China policy
With Rishi Sunak’s dramatic entry into 10 Downing Street as the new British premier, China-UK relations were expected to hit a new low because of Sunak’s aggressive anti-China tone in…
Britain, France look to reset frayed ties under new PM Sunak
After years of mutual incomprehension, public rows and even a brief naval stand-off in the Channel, UK-French relations appear to be finally improving under new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.…
Our present past
Blue skies, majestic trees, singing birds, lush green hills and pristine air bedecked the mesmerising Abbottabad of yore. Founded in 1853 by Major James Abbott, it was raised by the…
If tarot cards were to seal fates
ELDERLY folks in Muslim families are usually adept at interpreting the istekhara, a way of gleaning divine hints from religious texts to give counsel on critical decisions. A rough Marathi…
Healing the world
KHUSHWANT Singh would have been delighted. The latest Khushwant Singh Literary Festival (KSLF) revived his memory over two days at SOAS in London, the city he loved as much as…
A lost future
COLLEGE campuses across the US have erupted into student demonstrations and sit-ins protesting the genocide in Gaza. Students across every religious denomination are involved. Columbia University, my alma mater, has…
