UK: Opposition party starts ‘Labour Indians’ initiative to connect with NRIs, Lammy calls India a superpower
Labor Party’s Foreign Affairs Secretary David Lammy launched the ‘Labour Indians’ initiative at the Houses of Parliament complex in London. Describing India as a superpower, Lammy said that India’s strategic partnership is beyond party politics.
The opposition Labor Party has started wooing British Indians to sail through the general elections to be held in Britain later this year. The Labor Party has launched a new diaspora outreach program aimed at connecting with the Indian diaspora and strengthening dialogue with India in the year since coming to power. Labor Party’s Foreign Affairs Secretary David Lammy launched the ‘Labour Indians’ initiative at the Houses of Parliament complex in London.
On this occasion he mentioned his recent visit to India. Lammy also shared his ambitions to take the India-UK partnership to new heights if the Labor Party wins the upcoming elections. Describing India as a superpower, Lammy said that India’s strategic partnership is beyond party politics. It is a superpower with entrepreneurship, innovation, scientific, industrial base and large population, he said.
Lammy said, however, that India still faces challenges. But I have no doubt that in these geopolitical times it is extremely important for Britain to understand that India is a superpower in the world. He further said that it does not matter who is the Prime Minister of India and who is the Prime Minister of Britain, because strategically the two countries have very strong relations.
Clarification on anti-India remarks during Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure….
Asked about some of the anti-India rhetoric surrounding the party under the leadership of former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, Lammy said the Labor Party has embarked on a new journey and has changed its policies under the leadership of Keir Starmer. He said that our journey is clear. We regard the Corbyn years as politically unsuccessful for the party. I think such a perception about the party was formed among the Indian community during Corbyn’s tenure. But his visit to India was to look beyond this notion.
