The Edition: India's century
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🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In his cover piece for the magazine, The Spectator’s political correspondent James Heale writes that the PM’s visit to New Delhi for the G20 Summit next week could be a defining moment in the special relationship between Britain and India. He is joined by Shanker Singham, former advisor to UK Secretary of State for International Trade, to discuss Rishi's Indian summer. (01:18)
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| 0:00.0 | The Spectator magazine combines incisive political analysis with books and arts reviews of unrivaled authority. |
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| 0:30.1 | Hello and welcome to the edition podcast from The Spectator, where each week we look at three pieces from the magazine with the writers behind them. |
| 0:39.3 | I'm Lara Brenda Gass, the Spectator's Executive Editor. |
| 0:42.3 | On this week's episode, we'll be discussing Rishi Sunak's special relationship with India as he heads off to the G20. |
| 0:50.2 | We'll also be talking about America's waning support for Ukraine, and finally, we'll be talking about the joys of frozen food. |
| 0:57.6 | First up, in his cover piece for the magazine, spectator's political correspondent, James Hill, |
| 1:03.4 | writes that the Prime Minister's visit to New Delhi for the G20 summit could be a defining moment in the special relationship between Britain and India. |
| 1:12.1 | James joins me now along with Shanku Shingham, former advisor to the UK Secretary of State for |
| 1:16.8 | International Trade. James, to start us off, can you start by explaining to listeners what we're |
| 1:22.3 | likely to see happen on Rishi's upcoming trip to India? |
| 1:26.4 | Well, there's two things, really. |
| 1:27.9 | I mean, at the background here is the ongoing talks between the UK and India, |
| 1:32.1 | which have been going on since January last year, about a free trade agreement. |
| 1:35.9 | But next weekend, there's a two-day summit in New Delhi for the G20. |
| 1:40.7 | And really, this is India and Modi's chance to showcase the country to the world and how it's |
| 1:45.9 | changed and a strong, powerful nation. |
| 1:48.5 | And what will be on the agenda will be discussion around things like security as well as the trade deal as well. |
| 1:54.0 | And I think this is the kind of key thrust to the piece, Laura, is that looking at how the trade |
| 1:57.9 | deal is really a part of the kind of Indo-Pacific tilt, |
| 2:03.6 | and that's going to be part of a long-term strategy, |
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