{"id":23261,"date":"2022-04-21T13:10:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/21\/boris-johnsons-india-visit-provides-break-from-partygate-2\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T13:10:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:10:56","slug":"boris-johnsons-india-visit-provides-break-from-partygate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/21\/boris-johnsons-india-visit-provides-break-from-partygate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson’s India visit provides break from partygate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boris Johnson has invaded Gujarat, the first British prime minister to visit the west Indian state and the first stop on a hectic two-day journey. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Why Gujarat? Because a large number of Gujuratis live in Britain and it is the home state of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The drive from Ahmedabad airport to the city center was lined with miles of billboards celebrating the visit and crowds waved Indian and British flags. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This isn’t the kind of enthusiasm Boris Johnson has been enjoying very much of late, as Tory MPs grumble and grumble over the party saga that drags on. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They aren’t angry enough to try to unseat Mr Johnson (there’s also a war in Ukraine and a lack of apparent back-ups to strain), but his troops at home await the next Met Police update with weary resignation . <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Out here in the sweltering Indian heat, the Prime Minister doesn’t seem too concerned about what people at home say about Partygate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the plane over there, he waved off questions about whether he would resign if the fines piled up. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He insisted that he would lead his party into the next general election. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I wrote this about a Chinook helicopter that hijacked the Prime Minister and his team to open a remote JCB factory. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A major theme of the trip is to highlight business ties between the UK and one of the world’s largest economies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The same is true of Ukraine, and Boris Johnson was clear he would tread carefully in his talks with Mr Modi on Friday in Delhi. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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India’s longstanding neutrality and abstentions in UN votes condemning the Russian invasion may worry the British, but they won’t say so publicly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • PM announces India deals as party debate rages on<\/li>\n
  • No. 10 draws plan to postpone vote on Partygate investigation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Instead, Boris Johnson hopes to rid India of its dependence on Russian energy and Russian military equipment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The talks in Delhi will certainly be about defence; It’s a market that Britain wants to penetrate further. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    For Mr Johnson, this visit is an opportunity to see the statesman and enjoy the distraction offered by the dancers and drummers who pop up around every corner. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    What does Narendra Modi make of it? Is he as confident as his counterpart that a free trade agreement could be finalized by the end of the year? There will be no joint press conference to find out because India’s Prime Minister is not holding it. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    It is not clear whether Boris Johnson will raise concerns about India’s press freedom, community relations or the protection of minorities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Britain needs India more than ever as an economic and military ally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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